NYC landlord says violent squatter caused $30K in damages while living rent-free on taxpayers’ dime

It’s been a nightmare on East 119th Street.

The owners of a recently completed East Harlem rental building have been unable to evict a tenant they claim is violent — even though they commenced eviction proceedings in August 2024 and his lease ended on Feb. 28, 2025.

“He happily destroys our lives for two years and I can’t get a judge to remove him from this apartment,” landlord Amy Simek told The Post.

Tenant Falade Aderidigbe destroyed his 450-square-foot studio at 309 E. 119th St. by “breaking down the walls, ripping out sheet rock and destroying the bathroom,” Manhattan Supreme Court documents indicate…

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