NYC, Craigslist Team Up To Out 'Worst' Landlords

(AP) NEW YORK -- Renters in New York City now have a leg up on lousy landlords as they peruse available apartments and houses on Craigslist.

"NYC's Worst Landlords Watchlist" names landlords with a history of poor repairs. The Craigslist link is part of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio's plan to better inform tenants and hold landlords accountable for repairing rundown buildings.

The plan also would deprive landlords with questionable records of certain taxpayer subsidies. It also calls for a partnership with private law firms to provide pro bono help in housing court.

Another initiative would help landlords get access to capital so they could repair shoddy buildings more quickly. Another would cut red tape in the certification and inspection process.

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Comments

[robnelsong]

02:59 PM on 04/08/2011

666 West End Avenue in Manhattan belongs on this list. The landlord has left an over-the-sidewalk scaffolding in place for two and one half years and it is literally falling apart. Beware pedestrians! Also, many residents of this building have been on rent strike for years due to the presence of numerous building code violations. I'm only bringing this up because the NYC Department of Buildings has been contacted about this structure numerous times and the Agency does not appear to have any interest in resolving the many outstanding complaints.

[Humanitari Leandro]

07:44 AM on 04/08/2011

Very clever

[Ins Chris]

11:25 PM on 04/04/2011

HERE YOU GO: http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/landlord-watchlist

the missing link.....FAN ME for that one!

:)

[joebiteme]

07:18 PM on 04/04/2011

can i get a renters list??

[corruptingyouth]

01:45 PM on 04/04/2011

Nice, the article doesn't even provide a link to the website in question.

[im10ashus]

12:15 PM on 04/04/2011

No link to the list? FAIL!

[JustinP213]

10:37 AM on 04/04/2011

Good idea