"This is the first known instance of the top two landlards representing the same entity, and demonstrates both the breadth of the violations at their properties and the means with which corporate entities seek to avoid accountability with different LLCs and head offices in city records, said Williams, noting that last week the City settled a lawsuit with A&E Real Estate, mandating repairs across their portfolio."
"At a press conference outside 80 Woodruff Ave. in Flatbush, Brooklyn - the building belongs to the top two worst landlords, Margaret Brunn and Donald Hastings, who operate A&E Real Estate Holdings - Williams said that Brunn and Hastings had more violations than anyone in the list's history. A whopping 60 of Brunn and Hastings properties have nearly 9,000 open violations, ranging from rat and roach infestations, mold, heat and hot-water outages, broken elevators, and other safety hazards."
Jumaane Williams released the seventh annual Worst Landlord Watchlist identifying New York City owners with the most unresolved housing code violations. The top two landlords, Margaret Brunn and Donald Hastings of A&E Real Estate Holdings, account for nearly 9,000 open violations across 60 properties. Documented issues include rat and roach infestations, mold, heat and hot-water outages, broken elevators, and collapsing infrastructure. The list ranks the top ten landlords by open HPD violations and functions as an organizing tool to inform tenants and empower them to demand repairs. The City recently settled a lawsuit requiring A&E to complete mandated repairs.
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