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Notorious Brooklyn Landlord Locked Out Tenant, Trashed His Possessions: Suit

Yechiel Weinberger took third-place on the public advocate's ranking of New York City's worst landlords in 2015. This year, he seems to be gunning for the top spot.

Yechiel Weinberger took third-place on the public advocate's ranking of New York City's worst landlords in 2015. This year, he seems to be gunning for the top spot.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Albert de la Tierra, a rent-stabilized tenant at Weinberger's 196 Rockaway Parkway in Brownsville, sued the landlord Wednesday for illegally locking him out of his home in the dead of winter — and the height of the pandemic — and throwing out an estimated $35,000 worth of his belongings.

196 Rockaway Parkway in Brownsville (Google Maps) Yechiel Weinberger took third-place on the public advocate's ranking of New York City's worst landlords in 2015. This year, he seems to be gunning for the top spot.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Albert de la Tierra, a rent-stabilized tenant at Weinberger's 196 [...]




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