Tenants say their landlord has been harassing them to move out of their cheap housing. He says he’s just following City orders.
Jessy Edwards | May 06, 2025
“… conversion of SRO housing just drove up homelessness, said Jenny Akchin, a housing attorney for the group Take Root Justice who is working with the tenants.
“It was a nightmare,” Akchin said of the loss of SRO housing.
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To the tenants and their attorneys at Take Root Justice, the demolition of their communal spaces, the eviction attempts, as well as Geylik’s claim that they need to vacate their building for him to make necessary repairs are all part of an effort to get residents to move out. With the help of the Cooper Square Committee, a tenants’ rights nonprofit, and Take Root Justice, the tenants are suing Geylik for harassment, while seeking a court order to ensure their SRO units are not demolished or reduced in size.”
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