I was a resident at 291 Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem for 3 years (then a building of Singer's, now sold to another management company) In December of 2003 there was a fire in one of the apartments that destroyed 2 apartments and did extensive water damage to 2 (one of those being mine) At the time there were 2 vacant apartments in the building. When we called to ask about being relocated the office informed us they were not relocating anyone and promptly hung up on us. Absoultely no compassion was shown to the homeless residents. Because the apartment was not fixed in the alloted time stated in the lease,we moved to another apartment. It took us over 4 months to get our deposit returned after Barry stated that we "abandoned him". I don't think that the vacate notice from the city stating the apartment was unlivable is abandonment. I don't know who this Baruch Singer is that they speak of in this article, but its sure isn't the one that was my landlord.
I was a resident at 291 Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem for 3 years (then a building of Singer's, now sold to another management company) In December of 2003 there was a fire in one of the apartments that destroyed 2 apartments and did extensive water damage to 2 (one of those being mine) At the time there were 2 vacant apartments in the building. When we called to ask about being relocated the office informed us they were not relocating anyone and promptly hung up on us. Absoultely no compassion was shown to the homeless residents. Because the apartment was not fixed in the alloted time stated in the lease,we moved to another apartment. It took us over 4 months to get our deposit returned after Barry stated that we "abandoned him". I don't think that the vacate notice from the city stating the apartment was unlivable is abandonment. I don't know who this Baruch Singer is that they speak of in this article, but its sure isn't the one that was my landlord.