From the Courier-Life:An elderly Holocaust survivor is going to be returning to her Bensonhurst apartment, and her family is vowing to do something to help other people who, like her, have been unfairly evicted.
Eta Eckstein — a 92-year old grandmother — was evicted last month from her 8750 Bay Parkway home while she was in a Coney Island nursing home recovering from a fall, despite the fact that her rent was regularly paid by her son, with her landlord claiming that she had abandoned her apartment.
Upon learning of the eviction, her family immediately mobilized to make sure Eckstein could return to the place she has lived for over 40 years, an effort that was met with success earlier this month when Eckstein’s family and landlord Moshe “Morris” Piller entered into an agreement vacating the eviction during a stint at Housing Court in Brooklyn.
Aiding their cause was the fact that, even after securing the eviction in December, Piller made sure to cash the rent check. He also disregarded the instructions of the court, which had ordered him to place Eckstein’s possessions in a secure area,by tossing some of them out the window and putting the remainder in the basement in an insecure area.
18 comments:
She would be better to off sue the bastard and -not- return to that building.
She is old and will croak soon, then the leech gets her apt anyway so what is the punishment?..a few years waiting.
Get that scum in front of a jury and break him..he'll take that to -his- grave.
FYI:
If it's an "old law" rent controlled apartment she can pass it on to a blood relative.
The strain of a lawsuit can be too much for this person who has already seen too much. It'll cost plenty and will last longer than her most likely.
She has the right to enjoy her home for as long as she lives.
Use your brains before you open your crude mouth "Lino".
Eventually YOU will "CROAK" too!
Why can't she stay at home and the B'nai Brith or some other Jewish advocacy group come forward and sue that bastard slumlord anyway?
"If it's an "old law" rent controlled apartment she can pass it on to a blood relative.'
Well that is -if- she moved in before mid 1971, the article says "40 years" but the timing here is important. As for Succession Rights -read this before shooting your mouth off:
http://www.housingnyc.com/html/resources/dhcr/dhcr30.html
She probably doesn't have anyone that as-of now qualifies and her family are much better off suing the bastard and getting out of there.
God Bless you Mrs. Eta:) I hope all goes well for you:)That landlord has NO SOUL!!!!
Larceny charges need to be pressed too. After all, if her belongings are missing, who's to say they didn't walk right into the landlord's possession, especially old pins, bearer bonds, antiques, etc.
she looks happy :)
I love happy endings!
Lino said: "She is old and will croak soon, then the leech gets her apt anyway so what is the punishment?..a few years waiting."
There is a famous story that you may know of that involved a 95 year old woman in Paris, France years ago who was faced with eviction for non-payment of her apartment. She had lived there all her life - her family had a art supply business, and as a child, she would deliver brushes to Monet. Her home was in one of the most desirable buildings in Paris. A younger man saw her very publicized and desparate situation as an opportunity for himself - he entered into a contract with her that entitled him to her apartment upon her death - he was only to pay for her living expenses until she died. She was afterall 95 years old, and he was 68 - it would be a great investment.
Anyway - she lived to 121 - at that time the oldest person on earth (and well known because of it). He unfortunately died only shortly before her never fulfilling his dream of retirement there.
Lino said - "She probably doesn't have anyone that as-of now qualifies and her family are much better off suing the bastard and getting out of there."
Very good advice Lino - but, I'm certain it will be very painful for her to leave an apartment that she has known as home for so many, many years - she most probably will leave "feet first", and if I were her child - I would want for her whatever her heart desires.
oh no TYPOS! - "Desperate" and "an" instead of "a" in my first post. . . .
not that any of you kind people care I'm sure.
Now you see they dont have that problem in Astoria.
They just tear down a 150 year old building, or take up a large parking lot, or rip down a historic church, and give HANAC taxpayer dollars or tax subsidies or whatever and build a 15 story out of scale building, warehouse the seniors, gets lots of senior funding, open up rent controlled apartments to some Mexican extended family, and EVERYONE is happy.
What is in Astoria today will be in your backyard tomorrow (hey, Bayside, I was reading some breathless account of how Paul is opening an office there..TTHHEEYYRREE BBBBAACCCKKK!!!
That's exactly what I meant by "old law" you fool!
You can't comprehend shit can you..."Mister-Bend-Over-On-A-LINO-leum-Floor-Ready-To-Be-Butt-Buggered"!
"You can't comprehend shit can you."
I can "comprehend shit" -and shitheads too.
You didn't do a very good job at understanding that link I provided.
No wonder you are where you are.
does lino deliver food on bicycles to e.125 street?
" Anonymous said...
does lino deliver food on bicycles to e.125 street?'
--Is your mother out on the street again?
No prob, we'll deliver to her.
typical behavior of slumlords who do whatever they can get away with. Thank God she has family to help her.
I am glad that she is back in her apartment, now let's seem big rent abatements for her troubles, oh like four or five years rent
Definition of LINO:
Open mouth, insert foot!
not that any of you kind people care I'm sure.
OUCH!
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