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NYC TENANTS FIGHT YEARS FOR REPAIRS, TAKE LANDLORD TO COURT

Monica Morales
12 hours ago

JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) — Tenant advocates said he is one of the worst landlords
in New York City, owning dozens of properties in the Bronx and Queens.

Half a dozen of his tenants who live in one of his buildings in Jamaica are
suing him to fix problems immediately. 



The people who live in a building on 161st in Jamaica said they have reoccurring
problems of rats, broken elevators, and no hot water. They are taking their
landlord to court and want action now.

Segundo Manuel has lived in his building on 161st for five years and said his
apartment is a nightmare. He has a consistent leak in the ceiling of his
bathroom and living room. 

Manuel is not alone. His neighbors have had it with the landlord as well. Half a
dozen tenants filed an emergency action in housing court called a no action on
April 25. They said it was their last hope.



Tito and Josefa Hernandez live on the third floor. They said elevator service
was also a problem.

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Nikki Ramroop And Sharmin Piancca from Queens legal services are the lawyers for
residents of the building. They said tenants have filed 157 complaints. This
landlord has 30 total violations issued by the city. 

Ved Parkash is their landlord. A spokesperson for Parkash told PIX11 News:

> All of the violations in the building have been remedied – with the exception
> of one apartment whose tenant has denied entry to work crews. The owner was
> notified yesterday by HPD of a scheduled June 28 inspection of the completed
> work that has addressed the violations.
> 
> Ved Parkash’s spokesperson

Thanks to the action, lawyers for tenants said there has been some progress made
already. Repairs have begun with elevators and inside several apartments.

The building’s tenants will be back in court on Monday. You can visit here to
look for your building’s complaint history with the city.

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