We rented an apartment at 60 9th Ave and had a lease for 1 year and a half. We got a call from Michael Shah’s assistant (Delshah Capital) 8 months into our lease saying we needed to move out in one week because the city was going to demolish the building.
We looked into it and ended up finding that he wanted us out because he had a permit to do major construction. He was going to enlarge the building, excavate and to some structural work. This permit was submitted before he rented to us and this information was never disclosed to us.
We went to meet with Michael Shah’s employee, Jeff Bogino at their offices in 13th st and he said that they had a great rental agreement with “Free People” for big money and needed us out in three weeks. This all with a straight face.
At first we tried to work with them, we told them that if they found an equivalent apartment we would go but they needed to give us more time because we were in the holidays. They said they would try and showed us a one-bedroom as opposed to the (2 bedroom, 2 bath with terraces) we had rented. They also said this one bedroom was available for one month only because he had some other deal in a building in Gaansvoort St in the Meatpacking. Thank God they disclosed this part. Basically the guy wanted us to move all our stuff, store the rest and then have to move out in one month again when our lease ended August 31st.
The story goes on and on. Now they shut down our water, had cut timewarner wires, intercom wires and the apartment is a dust hole. We also have no super in the building. These people should not be trusted.
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