This Brooklyn landlord says 1 of his tenants owes $60,000 in unpaid rent — tried for eviction but the nightmare has only gotten worse. Here’s what happened and how to avoid the same fate

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Kemar Lafayette is a Brooklyn landlord who owns a multi-level home in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood. Lafayette has been stuck in the same nightmare since 2021, where an unamed tenant has been giving him the runaround on paying — essentially squatting — racking up $60,000 in unpaid rent.

While Lafayette has tried to get her evicted, he seems to keep running into roadblocks…

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