On July 24, tenants of 1834 Caton Ave. rallied outside the Civil Court of the City of New York-Kings County before their court date that same day.
The 1834 Caton Ave. tenants, including many who have been part of the Flatbush community for decades, have joined forces to sue their landlord in a building-wide HP action, claiming they are facing hazardous conditions due to landlord and management neglect, such as broken elevators, vermin, frequent water shutoffs, caved-in ceilings and unresolved repairs.
The group of tenants in the 84-unit building say they’ve suffered years of horrible living conditions. As a result, the building currently has nearly 300 open violations, and their landlord, Jonathan Samet, was ranked #39 on NYC’s worst landlords list last year.
“You go inside the building and the lobby is beautiful… It’s a really beautiful building, but it’s been left in these conditions because our landlord wants to turn a buck, not thinking at all about the 84 units of people. That absolutely has to change,” said Natalia Marques, an 1834 Caton Ave. tenant present during the rally. “Housing is a human right.”
