The violations from the worst landlords in the city have thousands of violations from no heat or hot water, rodents, mold, etc. Their egregious conduct is so vile. How they can even look at themselves in the mirror is beyond me. It isn’t just the landlords; it is NYCHA, too. I have heard the tales first hand. My heart goes out to every one of these tenants. Unacceptable.
Why do the violations continue to pile up? In France, the state would begin withdrawing cash from their bank accounts. Why aren’t these landlords hit with jail time and fines that are so exorbitant that they would have to sell their properties to pay for it?
This behavior has been playing itself out in NYC forever, and what I do not understand is why does it continue. There must be accountability. It the landlords have figured out how to operate around the system then why can’t the powers that be do the same thing?
How and who can break this cycle?