311 harassment with fake complaints

Anybody who has experienced the same below, please share with me.

Somebody has been making more than 90 fake complaints about our house. No hot water, or bed bugs or use of drill etc.. All untrue. The house is empty and we have been waiting for a permit. HPD and DOB refuse to help us, and 311 says that they can’t flag the house and are forced to pass the complaints even anonymous ones. In the case of HPD, every pending (and fake) complain is followed by robocalls to my number (sometimes in 6 calls in a row on Sunday mornings very early) The person making the allegations has been using the name of my neighbor and some other number of a man in Miami, but both denied making the complaints. Police refuses to file a report for second-degree harassment because the harassment they say is not direct to me and not threatening to my life. It nevertheless stigmatized my property should I want to sell it. Who wants to buy a house with a crazy man targeting the home. Also by the end of the year at this rate, the house will have 500 complains recorded and likely some violations as a result (law of numbers). I know that after Sandy many residents in Staten Island were victims of similar harassment with 311. A guy at the DOB told me that it sounded like organized harassment by developers. I find 311 very useful, but in that instance, I think they should not allow this form of institutional harassment. Our councilman cannot help us. The inspector general tried to help us with HPD but no result so far. The supervisors at 311 are not able to help us either.
Any input or comment welcome.

Landlord1

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Landlord1 | 6 years and 10 months ago

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Tshields Can you please let me know who these people are? I am willing to help sponsor a law on this or sue the city. I don’t like this type of legalized harassment.

Landlord1 | 6 years and 10 months ago

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no-permitz 1d even if you know or think you know there is little you can do. How prove it?

Guest User | 6 years and 10 months ago

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I’m sorry to hear about your harassment. I’ve never gone through this myself, but I have heard of something similar from people I know. I just wanted to say that I’m sorry this is happening to you. From what I have heard in the past, there is very little that 311 or HPD can do to help, which sounds rather ironic since thats why they’re here. I’ll see what I can find out about how others handled this and get back to you.

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You really can’t figure out who it is??

mozeeatupu | 6 years and 10 months ago

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I’ve gone thru this. There’s really nothing you can do.
Worst is an inspector will come out and find something to give you a violation, completely unrelated to the supposed, frivolous complaint.
311 and HPD were created for tenants and see owners as a revenue stream.