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100 worst landlords in NYC 2021

Sourced from the Office of the Public Advocate
Landlords are evaluated and ranked using clear and objective criteria to ensure transparency. The rankings are determined by analyzing the average number of open housing code violations reported for their properties by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). This method highlights patterns of property management and helps tenants make informed decisions about their housing options.
L

Lewis Barbanel

3.1(4)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·2 buildings·87 units
R

Robert Raphael

2.8(43)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·46 buildings·1,197 units
D

David Blau

1.0(1)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·64 units
N

Nathan Silverstein

2.4(1)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·3 buildings·118 units
M

Mark Tress

4.4(2)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·5 buildings·187 units
A

Anthony Gazivoda

1.9(14)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·36 buildings·1,764 units
M

Michael Niamonitakis

3.1(118)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·72 buildings·2,709 units
D

Deodat Lowtan

2.1(50)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·46 buildings·259 units
R

Richard Nussbaum

1.6(2)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·0 units
I

Ihsan Saleem

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·3 units
A

Alfred Thompson

2.2(4)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·26 buildings·171 units
M

Moshe Stahl

2.7(3)
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building
G

Giuseppe Siragusa

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building·4 units
C

Christopher Vasilakos

1.9(1)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·2 buildings·102 units
M

Mark Scharfman

3.4(281)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·130 buildings·3,482 units
S

Solomon Landau

-
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·1 building·23 units
A

Alex Kohn

3.0(1)
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·5 buildings·3 units
A

Albert Dweck

2.8(2)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·15 units
R

Rebeca Cerecedo

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building·3 units
C

Chaim Goldberger

2.8(5)
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·5 buildings·33 units
D

David Deutsch

-
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·1 building·3 units
E

Eli Maor

2.3(2)
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·33 buildings·85 units
G

Geoffrey Sinckler

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·2 buildings·8 units
J

Joseph Emile

2.6(2)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·3 buildings·85 units
B

Betty Lugo

-
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·3 buildings·7 units
R

Randy Apfelbaum

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·4 buildings·86 units
K

Kenneth Ahn

-
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Worst landlord
Owner·2 buildings·3 units
R

Roberta Koeppel

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·71 units
M

Moses Fried

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building
S

Sanford Nager

3.1(14)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·10 buildings·166 units
A

Aaron Nathans

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building
A

Ahmed Ahmed

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building·3 units
M

Martin Scharf

3.7(107)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·44 buildings·2,504 units
R

Robert Kaszovitz

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·65 units
K

Kenny Nasab

1.9(5)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·19 buildings·586 units
O

Olufemi Falade

-
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·6 buildings·25 units
J

John Lasala

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building·3 units
M

Michael Shah

2.6(2)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·8 units
S

Scott Rosenthal

2.1(17)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·14 buildings·125 units
H

Harry Greenbaum

-
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·1 building·3 units
A

Astley Groves

-
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Worst landlord
Property manager·1 building·4 units
S

Sam Kleinman

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·4 units
F

Fred Ellis

3.6(5)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·7 buildings·139 units
C

Constantina Katechis

2.5(1)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·1 building·21 units
M

Martin Baumrind

3.5(27)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·37 buildings·420 units
F

Frank Brown

-
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Worst landlord
Owner·1 building·2 units
J

John Reali

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·4 units
B

Boris Tansky

-
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·6 buildings·57 units
E

Eli Esses

3.0(3)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·4 buildings·204 units
M

Maria Notias

-
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Worst landlord
Joint Owner·5 buildings·67 units
D

David Schorr

4.3(1)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·3 buildings·10 units
L

Lorenzo Martin

-
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Worst landlord
Owner·3 buildings
M

Mike Silber

3.2(6)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·16 units
R

Robert Gojcaj

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·3 buildings·152 units
M

Maruka Gojcaj

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·1 building·54 units
M

Michael Daniel

2.9(18)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·7 buildings·222 units
M

Mordecai Saban

-
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·2 buildings·10 units
J

Jonathan Squires

2.3(2)
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Worst landlord
Site Manager·4 buildings·29 units
I

Irini Laskaratos

-
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Worst landlord
Property manager·1 building·3 units
J

Jonah Bamberger

2.1(13)
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·9 buildings·204 units
R

Ron Moelis

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·3 buildings·65 units
W

Weitzner Shih

2.8(10)
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Worst landlord
Shareholder·17 buildings·347 units
M

Martin Kirzner

2.4(27)
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Worst landlord
Owner·99 buildings·1,423 units
E

Eric Moore

-
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Worst landlord
Head Officer·3 buildings·3 units
A

Alfredo Lem

-
·
Worst landlord
Property manager·1 building·4 units

Boroughs in NYC

Bronx

51 neighborhoods

Brooklyn

60 neighborhoods

Manhattan

58 neighborhoods

Queens

76 neighborhoods

Staten Island

64 neighborhoods