for those non believers go to the police station and have her checked out, look up tenent landloard court records in Chicago, go to her last landloard in nyc and you will see they spent 7mo in Tenent Landloard court. The paper says there is a supreme court case? No there isnt. Dont belive? Go look it up! The Post was given all these fact before the article was written. The two are not allowed to comment but they would love to.

The apartment was actually one of the brokers apartment so they did have everyright to be there. Also what you are all still missing is that the POLICE escorted Barbra out of the apartment. The police told the two to put her stuff in storage and they actually gave her cash in front of the police as the police escorted her to the curb so should could go to a hotel.

What this comes down to is that the realtors, Stefani Pace and Avraham Lasri of Douglas Elliman, entered the apartment and took the tenant's belongings, both acts which are against the law. Even if the tenant committed fraud, didn't pay the rent, and lied all over the place, the brokers were required to follow and execute the legal steps to remove the tenant. Of course, if I were the landlord, I'd be absolutely livid for not being paid, but I know I or my brokers would have to follow the law. Because Pace and Lasri didn't, they committed actual felonies (at least two counts). They should be fired from the company and lose their licenses. If not, their company is showing the world that they condone such terrible, unethical and unlawful behavior.

Poor dog has to deal with all these crazy people.

Damn that Viane Delgado who stirs up shit with her reports to the New York Post. Where is Chrissie??? how is the pug doing???

Willow was always fine. I think he is a sad scooby doo b/c his owner moves apartments every few months b/c she never pays rent. The young single mother has paid close to $10k to get this women out of her apartment an her stuff to her. She had to pay for this womens move and everything. Now she has to hire a lawyer to clear her name. When people see all the evidence with the real story they will be in shock how this women takes advantage everyone. She is really a sad person.

Also to let everyone know, Barbra has a long history of tenent / landlord problems. There are judgements against her from the last apartment she lived in NYC and the apartment she lived in Chicago. She nevers pays her rent and they have all the proff. The subletter of this apartment was a young single mother with a 1yr old baby that couldnt afford to pay Barbra's bills and her own.

I don't know who to believe. The story sounds phony on both sides. Why would those brokers even consider renting to McGill if she had this supposedly long history of being a non-paying tenant?

Why didn't the brokers check for prior lawsuits in landlord/tenant court (I've heard most landlords do). Did they even do a basic credit check?

Are those brokers brain dead?

FYI to all, I am a full time dog walker and I took the dog home so he wasnt put in danger. The police came and took Barbra to the curb; it was the recommendation of the police that the dog be kept out of the situation. I was paid to take care of the dog and return Willow to Barbra as soon as she called me, which I did. I feed and played with Willow in the park for a few hours until Barbra called to retrieve him.

awesome dude.

actually, at least they took him to the ASPCA, which doesn't kill dogs as the Animal Control and Care. So they are not such D-bags but should have inform her of her dog's whereabouts.

Fucking D-bags. they should be charged with kidnapping.

Gothamist forgot to mention the brokers only received a letter that the bank was looking into the withdrawal of the money, not that they have proven McGill was a victim of identity theft. Are landlords supposed to provide free housing in this type of situation ?

Regardless, they have no legal right to do what they did.

Sorry. I don't buy any of this womans story. A Great Dane is not an easy dog for a stranger to manage. I'm inferring that the realtors took the dog from the property while the owner wasn't there? Don't buy it. Indentity theft? Trendy and topical, but too convenient me thinks. Next, she will claim the property is infested with bedbugs.

WTF. What dreadful, dreadful people these brokers are. I have lived in Manhattan for many years now and I tend to move to a new apt. every 4 or 5 years or so, and I will never, ever, ever use Douglas Elliman. This is the sort of thing one reads about and forwards to friends and never forgets. Putting this woman's dog in the pound was a twisted and crazy-aggressive thing to do. Also, it sounds like it didn't help them get one cent of their precious, precious money any sooner. Creeps.

Oh, come on. How stupid could these brokers be? No matter what McGill did, this will only churn bad press for them because it was both a childish and irrational response to a problem that should have been taken to court if it was truly this bad.

Meanwhile, poor dog. Must've been a bit alarming to have a couple of angry realtors let themselves in and take you to the pound.

purely hiassen.