Slumlord
The case substantiates one of the sharpest criticisms against Airbnb and other home-sharing platforms: that it incentivizes greedy landlords to harass and force out rent-stabilized tenants to make room for illegal hotel schemes.
Updated: Apr 18, 2019 8:24 PM
Stringer's inquiry raises the question of how the city handled the negotiations with the Podolskys, whose buildings had a history of violations.
Updated: Apr 5, 2019 5:14 PM
"Are people living in substandard conditions? Absolutely. Is the city aware of it? Absolutely."
Updated: Mar 10, 2016 9:30 AM
How bad has the situation with one alleged slumlord gotten? People are writing Thought Catalog pieces about her.
Updated: Feb 25, 2014 10:45 AM
Faye Dunaway claims she moved out of her rent-stabilized Upper East Side apartment, but her landlord's lawyer has messages from her saying she would move her things soon.
Updated: Aug 4, 2011 11:34 AM