Another day, another 421a lawsuit targeting NYC landlord

The avalanche of lawsuits alleging rent overcharges by developers utilizing tax breaks shows no signs of slowing down. Tenants filed a class-action lawsuit against Two Trees Management for alleged illegal rent hikes at 300 Ashland Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Gothamist reported. The plaintiffs are being represented by Newman Ferrara and the lawsuit was filed with cooperation from Aaron Carr’s Housing Rights Initiative, two names that are frequently found in conjunction with the recent rise in cases. Similar to the other lawsuits, tenants allege Two Trees applied rent increases to stabilized units based on the full rent of the apartments […]

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