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Bronx Landlord Sued By Tenets For Neglecting To Make Apartment Repairs

When your landlord doesn’t make needed repairs to your building or apartment, he’s not just being a bad landlord, he is breaking the law. This week a number of tenants in a Bronx apartment building took their landlord to court after suffering from years of both inconvenient and dangerous conditions in their building.

The New York City building, located at 2710 Bainbridge Avenue, has violated an estimated 1,000 city codes while management company Semper Fi and landlord Frank Palazzolo have done little to return their apartments into safe and operational living spaces. Now 24 tenets in the 56-unit apartment building are suing to have Palazzolo removed and replaced with a more responsible party.

Families living in the apartment building have complained about leaky roofs, broken windows, lockless doors, uneven floors, mold, broken pipes, and clogged drains for years without relief. These apartment building problems aren’t just annoying – they can lead to serious accidents and injuries that could have been prevented if only Palazzolo took the time to keep up his building - such as slip and fall injuries.

Almost two years ago, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development named the building one of the worst in the city and began modest repairs that it charged to Palazzolo. In the last month, since being granted better access to the building, the group has done over $150,000 in repairs. They hope to rid the building of rodents, fix the sewer lines, and repair the roof among hundreds of other requests.

The tenants hope to take advantage of the New York law that allows tenants to request new management if one third of a build’s residents agree.

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