Tenants reached out to everyone and anyone who could assist to no avail, they went down in person, emailed, called, and used an online portal system, in addition to calling Syracuse City Code Enforcement. Simply trying to ascertain who owns and/or runs the place is its own task. Property manager, Mayfair Management Group, continues to shirk its duty by demanding that these tenants keep track of what or who now owns and/or runs the place, and where they are headquartered or would like to be served. If this Court did not hold the owner and the property management company responsible for such squalor, then tenants would have zero recourse. These cases illustrate the very essence and purpose of Article 7D actions, and the intent is clearly written in the name, 'Tenant Dignity and Protection Act."
This Court finds that Petitioner tenants were and continue to be forced to live with unfortunate and unsatisfactory conditions, which continue to be severe and persistent and thus a reduction in the rental value is proper (see Newkirk v. Scala, 90 AD3d 1257, 1258 [3d Dept 2011]).
It is also the finding of this Court, that due to the inadequate and insufficient action of Respondents, Petitioners are entitled to compensation for expenses and damages to personal property (Spatz v. Axelrod Mgt. Co., Inc., 165 Misc 2d 759 [NY City Ct 1995]).
UPON consideration of the evidence and testimony presented, it is the judgment of this Court pursuant to RPAPL Law § 797-j, that it is hereby
ORDERED, that all rental arrears for named Petitioners are hereby abated to $0, and it is further,