Brooklyn's Dirtiest Landlord Finally Nailed
October 19, 2005, NY1 — The city’s Department of Investigation is cracking down on a Brooklyn building owner accused of having more than 1,300 violations in his properties. According to the DOI, a wide investigation of properties run by Abdur Rahman Farrakhan, president of the Oceanhill Brownsville Tenants Association (OBTA), was sparked when a tenant…
October 19, 2005, NY1 — The city’s Department of Investigation is cracking down on a Brooklyn building owner accused of having more than 1,300 violations in his properties. According to the DOI, a wide investigation of properties run by Abdur Rahman Farrakhan, president of the Oceanhill Brownsville Tenants Association (OBTA), was sparked when a tenant in one of his buildings showed the agency a container of peanut butter than had been gnawed through by rodents. Last month, a multi-agency task force searched OBTA’s 27 apartment buildings over a nine-day period, resulting in more than 1,300 citations and violations. The DOI says it also found that the OBTA owes more than $6 million in back taxes, and an additional $1 million for water bills.
Brooklyn Building Owner Has 1,300 Violations [NY1]
Deadbeat Slumlord Slapped [NY Post]
Farrakhan is not my father and I don’t know how that was submitted. It is totally untrue. I would be extremely embarrassed to call him my father knowing how he treat his own people. My comment was powsted on october 21, 2005, how it was changed to November 7, is unknown to me. Maybe suzy is his daughter but I thank-god that he isn’t my father. Mr. Farrakhan to me gives all the blacks that fought for the civil and basic rights for the afro-american people a disappointment. He’s getting rich off of his people and off of the government. The government pats him on the back and says steal more we have plenty to give you. We don’t care about the people either. Section 8 has stopped the rent in my apt since last year and the HQS standards are still not met and he wants to sue me for nonpayment of section 8 rent. tell me he’s not a theiving uncaring slumlord. Mr Farrakhan has attacked his tenants verbally, he claims he has the highest rates of aids tenants, alcohol and substance abusers, welfare receipients, he claims that the gov gave second hand supplies that would last 1/3 of the time that it should. Maybe the government and Mr. farrakhan cut corners to put money in their pockets. we had two elevators one was removewd for a financial gain that benefits his pockets and the extra money comes from apartments made from the elevator shart.
abdur rahman farrakahn is my father. He stole my social security checks and will not even give me a penny, he wont even help me find somewhere to live. I am HOMELESS
I am one of his tenants and believe me something is fishy in Denmark. I think it’s cover-up time!!!
hmm … who’d he piss off? or, what happened to his main benefactor in the city gov? there’s a story there, somewhere; see, he got away with this for a long time, in fact, he was patted on the back and given perks for it, and now … poof!
I read about this in the paper yesterday. I just loved the landlord’s “they’re out to get me” response. Anytime a person instantly resorts to conspiracy theories, their guilt is a foregone conclusion.