Florida woman sued for taking over NYC co-op in trendy neighborhood and trying to sell it for $1.4M — but blames city official for scheme

A Florida woman took over a co-op building in trendy Williamsburg, illegally pocketed rent and even tried to sell the building for $1.4 million, a new lawsuit claims.

But phony landlord Jessica Vargas claims she did nothing wrong because a city official told her ownership of the squatter-infested building was “good to go” before she allegedly collected nearly $450,000 from the low-income co-op.

“A thief?” Vargas told The Post. “That’s not who I am — I’ve always been honest.”…

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