NYC property manager agrees to pay after AG says it illegally locked tenants out
The company must pay four tenants up to $1,200 each and adopt new lock-change rules after investigators found four illegal lockouts.
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NYC Property management company to pay tenants $1,000 each for illegal lockouts in new settlement
A Brooklyn-based property management company will have to pay four tenants up to $1,200 each for illegally locking them out of their apartments following an investigation by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) Letitia James, according to an announcement on Friday. The investigation found that Spigro Management, LLC and its lead property manager, Saul Friedman, illegally evicted tenants from four different buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx bet…
AG James Protects NYC Tenants in Illegal Lockout Settlement
AG James Protects NYC Tenants in Illegal Lockout Settlement A Brooklyn property manager must pay penalties, compensate four occupants and adopt new safeguards against unlawful evictions. New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a settlement addressing illegal lockouts in NYC after her office found that a property management company changed apartment locks while lawful occupants were away. The agreement sends a clear message: A landlor…
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced on July 24 that a settlement had been reached with Spiegel Property Management and its chief property manager, Friedman, for allegedly changing locks while residents were away and forcibly evicting them without court proceedings. Spiegel will pay a $23,500 fine, compensate four victims between $1,000 and $1,200 each, and must implement an internal lock-changing policy. Furthermore, Spiegel …
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