Park Ex slumlord withholds fines
A notorious Park Ex slumlord is refusing to pay fines assessed by the city for keeping his buildings in unlivably wretched condition, and the borough mayor is threatening to seize them. From what I recall reading, they should’ve been seized long ago and renovated on his dime, or maybe nuked from orbit.
kg 09:02 on 2012/09/18 Permalink
Story has been mishandled by the media. Digiambattista has mental issues, he’s incompetent and should be under provincial curatorship. But reporters can’t resist portraying him as a symbol of bully landlords. They could find better examples than this stumblebum who doesn’t even bother showing up to his court dates for non-payers. That means that people can live in his buildings for free. Ultimately those meddling to help the tenants are doing them a disservice as they could just do a few basic repairs on their own and live for free without any interventions.
RD 20:08 on 2012/09/18 Permalink
Ok then, so let’s shift the perspective on the issue a little bit here: how in the hell is a mentally inept person allowed to be a landlord in the first place?
Kate 21:07 on 2012/09/18 Permalink
I presume because he was not mentally incompetent when he bought (or inherited) the properties. Mr. Di Giambattista is not young – he could be descending into senile dementia or be afflicted by some other form of mental illness.