The top 5 worst individual landlords in New York City in 2020 are: This is the second list from Public Advocate WilliamsвЂ™ office. The Public Advocate said his Worst Landlord Watchlist is an information-sharing tool intended to allow tenants, public officials, advocates and other concerned individuals to identify which residential property owners consistently flout the CityвЂ™s laws intended to protect the rights and safety of tenants. вЂњAgain, we see the COVID-19 pandemic revealing existing inequities, as the worst landlords operate in some of the worst-hit neighborhoods in our city and target lower income communities of more color.вЂќ

вЂњIn a moment when New Yorkers are largely confined to their homes, facing a deadly pandemic and an economic crisis, the worst landlords in New York City continue to take advantage of New Yorkers in need, neglecting emergency repairs and allowing dangerous conditions to go unchecked while continuing to cash rent checks,вЂќ he said. The public advocate said the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) also tops the 2020 Worst Landlord List for the third year in a row. вЂњAs the coronavirus continues to devastate the city and cases are rising, Korn is currently threatening to evict a group of Crown Heights tenants who have organized a rent strike those tenants citing widespread neglect and deplorable conditions,вЂќ he said. In addition to the injustices occurring inside KornвЂ™s buildings is the injustice of his attempts to force tenants out, Williams said. Williams said Korn amassed an average of 1,822 violations across 10 buildings on the list in 2020. He said the 2019 worst individual landlord remains in the top spot for the second year in a row вЂ“ Jason Korn. вЂњThis year, the buildings owned by the worst landlords in the city were overwhelmingly in the Black and Brown neighborhoods hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic,вЂќ said Williams. Williams recently released the annual Worst Landlord Watchlist, which catalogues the 100 most egregiously negligent landlords in New York City as determined by widespread, repeated and unaddressed violations in buildings on the list.

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