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2026 NY Slip Op 26055

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2026 NY Slip Op 26055
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New York (state)
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John Mawyin is also a tenant of building #3, unit 309, and his monthly rent is $1,370.00. Tenant Mawyin testified that shortly after moving into Nob Hill, the heat didn't work for the entirety of the winter, from November 2024 until February 2025. He also was forced to live without hot water and apparently had a lock on his door that all other tenants had a master key for. Although many locks were changed as a requirement of this Court's July 16, 2025, Order to Correct, Mr. Mawyin was the last to know and the last to receive a new lock, arguably putting him at grave risk; all tenants testified to squatters and/or strangers frequenting the premises due to the buildings' lack of locking entry doors and lack of security for the premises.

Property wide, all tenants testified to dilapidated grounds and rundown buildings, coupled with an appalling lack of security. Many of the amenities offered were more hazards than luxuries. In fact, the property lacked basic amenities such as heat and hot water. For many of the tenants Nob Hill was more of a nightmare than a home. The pool, playground, and landscaping were overrun with garbage and waste. The grass in the spring would grow like a forest, and the snow/ice in the winter would remain unplowed and impassable. The gym/fitness center was dirty with no operable machines, and the hallways, stairwells, and common areas were piled with trash, waste and the excrement of squatters. The testimony regarding the lack of security such as no cameras, no working exterior or interior lighting, no locks on entrance doors, vacant and unsecured units, and squatters and/or drug users lodging and loitering about the premises, painted a scene of lawlessness and peril. All tenants testified to contacting management and city code enforcement to no a