An East Harlem landlord says she spent two years and tens of thousands of dollars fighting in court to evict a tenant she alleges severely damaged her apartment. The dispute is now at the center of a wider debate over New York City’s housing system.
ALERT: NYPD finally removed a tenant who destroyed an apartment almost 2 years after the landlord filed for eviction, according to The Post.Amy Simek says Falade Aderidigbe moved into a newly built East Harlem apartment on March 1st, 2024, and paid $2,350-a-month rent with a… pic.twitter.com/Qdvktpwk6h
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The New York Post obtained the account from East Harlem landlords Amy Simek and her son, Kevin, of a four-story building they own.
The duo claims their tenant caused extensive damage to a studio apartment while continuing to pay rent through a city voucher program. According to the landlords and court records cited by The New York Post, Falade Aderidigbe allegedly smashed walls, ripped sheetrock from the apartment, and caused significant damage to a bathroom, resulting in an estimated $30,000 in repair costs…