Apartment 8 Tenant directly, which she addressed; that Respondent addressed some
issues; that she tasks the Super with small minor repairs within his capacity; that the
Apartment 8 Tenant is the only party who contacted her; that other tenants who had since
moved out called her with complaints; that she remembers a violation in 2013 about
something related to water; that Respondents cleared that violation with patching of a
roof; that she is unaware of leaks; and that she has been to the subject premises on
meetings with tenants in winter and spring. Respondents introduced into evidence
notices dated April 30, 2018 that Respondents provided to tenants about buyout
offers.
The Property Manager testified on Petitioners' cross-examination that she manages
thirteen buildings and she is a condominium manager, for a total of eighteen properties;
that she is familiar with the Rent Stabilization Law; that she does not engage with
potential tenants; that Respondents have a broker who sends her paperwork; that she
does not list apartments; that Respondents inform a broker when an apartment becomes
vacant; that she does not know if the subject premises was inspected before Respondents
purchased it; that she gets notice of HPD and DOB violations; that she certified
violations; that she is aware of open violations; that the Super is not a licensed contractor
or engineer; that she went to the subject premises maybe twenty times from 2012 to
2019; and that she is aware of a Certificate of No Harassment ("CONH")
application.[FN3]
The Property Manager testified on DOB's cross-examination that she did not
remember a conversation among Respondents, who are her family members, about why
the subject premises was purchased, although she testified, "it's real estate in Manhattan";