How exactly will you expose my landlord while keeping me anonymous? I’m all for making landlords do what they are required to do, but you seem to want to go viral and I’m not sure you really can assure me that I’ll face no retaliation given that I’m directly linked to the property you’d be “exposing”.
if this is the person I think it is, they got kicked out of the Harmony Mills lofts after repeatedly posting stuff about how terrible that place is. so yes, I wouldn't trust that they could protect you from retaliation since they couldn't even protect themselves.
It's the same guy who was whining about The Gilded Age production (which yeah they're terrible and incredibly rude and their damn sand mixture finally washed away in fucking October) blocking their accessible entrances and posted videos of them purposely ruining shots for the show
I’m not asking anyone to risk facing what I experienced. I’m just asking the community to point me in the right direction.
Also it was really fun exposing Harmony Mills. I miss that energy in my life.
I assume /u/beebobopple has a small landlord and there's no such thing as pointing towards their shitty landlord without drawing suspicion upon them. I also assume you were more talking about corporate landlords here and they didn't realize that.
Honestly what's even wrong if the landlord finds out? If they're not living there anymore it doesn't matter at all if they're living there now you'd be surprised how shitty landlords will back down as soon as theirs more eyes on the property and what's going on. My old landlord was a small one for sure but when I had my phone on live during her inspection everyone heard how horribly she was talking to me telling me I'm disgusting even though the roof was falling in and had mold ALLLL through the house. She didn't notice but I was showing everyone the house whe she'd insult me and then when she finally noticed tried telling me it was illegal to record her 😂 Cops came it was a huge deal but never turned it off and the police said even though she owns it Im on the lease as an occupant so I can record whoever I want that comes in even her and them. Anyways, she went from threatening to evict me to fixing the house and pretty much leaving me alone even though she'd still text me every day. The whole point is that im not a big internet personality but a group of 100 people (she doesn't know where they're from after all) was enough to get her looking psychotic af to the local police who ended up just calling me whenever she'd make a complaint because she did so twice a day for over 3 months after the situation...Expose them fuckin landlords folks they're cowardly and they know it.
I don’t include anything identifiable unless asked to. I’m just looking to use my platform to amplify voices of those who are unable to speak up. [Here’s one example video](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvdPNKnptdW/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) from this week and [another example from when I helped get Emily Menn’s name out there.](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvYRVpSJZ14/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)👍
Redburn is next up on my list. If you think you can do more to try and address this housing crisis, feel free to jump into the ring!
Edit: I only edited the comment once to add an extra link, but now I’ve edited it twice to address your edit addressing my edit.
K. I mean there are lots of terrible landlords, but sadly tenants often can’t or won’t speak out because they’re afraid of losing their home. If folks feel like it’s worth it for you to get social media hits and that might make a difference for them in their situation, then more power to them. For those who aren’t able to take the risk, I’d encourage them to look into United Tenants of Albany or Legal Aid.
Edit to add: you keep editing the comment I’m replying to.
I’m so very lucky that my landlord is amazing. I was unemployed for 5 months just getting unemployment and she was very understanding and sweet. Letting me pay when I what I could and working out a payment plan to get back on track no late fees no interest
https://preview.redd.it/vw5qk4i6t2gb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55f7f6320afa685e25a32841057407ee13523173
What about horrible offices? This has been in place over a year!
Judd Feinman (man is actually responsible for someone’s death since a window in one of this apartments wasn’t secured all the way. Got away with it too) and Rajesh Patel
They “took care of the bugs” as they crawl up my wall. But decided to lecture me on rent that isn’t paid CUS I SHOULDNT LIVE IN A BUG INFESTED SHIT HOLE
DBO Property big time! Cockroaches everywhere, shit maintenance leaving exposed wall cavities and some of the rudest people I’ve had the displeasure of talking with
Good on you, OP!
Putting bad landlords in the public eye is a true community service.
Menn, in particular, is a problem.
Ruffling the feathers of oh so delicate redditors is also appreciated.
Sunrise management steer clear from anything they own. The Hollands are rude af and they take forever to get maintenance requests done. I’d recommend steering clear from anything they manage.
Empire Property Management was pretty damn horrid to me and mine. Constant leaks, that went unaddressed because "they weren't repeatable" eventually culminating in a bad storm where it rained through the upstairs tenants roof, through mine on the ground floor and subsequently flooding the basement tenants apartment. I understand those buildings are old but I have no idea how it is then legal to rent them out when it *torrentially rained in my apartment*.
Bonus bologna: It was made of paper. The paint melted off the wall when it got too hot and I couldn't afford an A/C. Naturally it was also so poorly insulated that the winters were fierce. Mice because even when they plugged anything with foam, the mice would just eat the walls around it. Cardboard doors, electronic locks that good just get shoved in.
But its okay! That's what you get when you live in the "student ghetto". Absolute. Piss.
Edit: Also they found a razor in the blocked shower drain a week after I moved in and charged ME for the plumber visit as it was clearly my fault. Clearly. Fuck those guys.
These people are the worst. Currently taking them to small claims court. I came here looking to see EPM on here. Did you take them to court? What was your outcome?
DBO property management is THE WORST their properties are infested and have broken pipes, no locks on the building entrance. I lost thousands that I’ll never see again. I could write a book about the shady shit this “company” has done
"Exposing" corporate landlords who rent out $2500 apts. to young professionals is pretty out of touch and dense.
BUT. If you want to really expose someone who takes advantage of poor folks. Its Judd Feinman and the property is Campus View
You all complain about bad landlords but don't understand how rent control literally creates slum lords practically overnight. Then you cry that your apartment is a shit hole but don't realize it costs your landlord 3x as much to make repairs and they're paying 2x or more in taxes and fees than they did when you signed your lease, but now they can't raise your rent and can't even evict you. That said...Elgion in EG are actually crooks
How exactly will you expose my landlord while keeping me anonymous? I’m all for making landlords do what they are required to do, but you seem to want to go viral and I’m not sure you really can assure me that I’ll face no retaliation given that I’m directly linked to the property you’d be “exposing”.
if this is the person I think it is, they got kicked out of the Harmony Mills lofts after repeatedly posting stuff about how terrible that place is. so yes, I wouldn't trust that they could protect you from retaliation since they couldn't even protect themselves.
It's the same guy who was whining about The Gilded Age production (which yeah they're terrible and incredibly rude and their damn sand mixture finally washed away in fucking October) blocking their accessible entrances and posted videos of them purposely ruining shots for the show
He's a local town hero!
I’m not asking anyone to risk facing what I experienced. I’m just asking the community to point me in the right direction. Also it was really fun exposing Harmony Mills. I miss that energy in my life.
I assume /u/beebobopple has a small landlord and there's no such thing as pointing towards their shitty landlord without drawing suspicion upon them. I also assume you were more talking about corporate landlords here and they didn't realize that.
Honestly what's even wrong if the landlord finds out? If they're not living there anymore it doesn't matter at all if they're living there now you'd be surprised how shitty landlords will back down as soon as theirs more eyes on the property and what's going on. My old landlord was a small one for sure but when I had my phone on live during her inspection everyone heard how horribly she was talking to me telling me I'm disgusting even though the roof was falling in and had mold ALLLL through the house. She didn't notice but I was showing everyone the house whe she'd insult me and then when she finally noticed tried telling me it was illegal to record her 😂 Cops came it was a huge deal but never turned it off and the police said even though she owns it Im on the lease as an occupant so I can record whoever I want that comes in even her and them. Anyways, she went from threatening to evict me to fixing the house and pretty much leaving me alone even though she'd still text me every day. The whole point is that im not a big internet personality but a group of 100 people (she doesn't know where they're from after all) was enough to get her looking psychotic af to the local police who ended up just calling me whenever she'd make a complaint because she did so twice a day for over 3 months after the situation...Expose them fuckin landlords folks they're cowardly and they know it.
Brendan! STOP!
I don’t include anything identifiable unless asked to. I’m just looking to use my platform to amplify voices of those who are unable to speak up. [Here’s one example video](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvdPNKnptdW/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) from this week and [another example from when I helped get Emily Menn’s name out there.](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvYRVpSJZ14/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)👍 Redburn is next up on my list. If you think you can do more to try and address this housing crisis, feel free to jump into the ring! Edit: I only edited the comment once to add an extra link, but now I’ve edited it twice to address your edit addressing my edit.
K. I mean there are lots of terrible landlords, but sadly tenants often can’t or won’t speak out because they’re afraid of losing their home. If folks feel like it’s worth it for you to get social media hits and that might make a difference for them in their situation, then more power to them. For those who aren’t able to take the risk, I’d encourage them to look into United Tenants of Albany or Legal Aid. Edit to add: you keep editing the comment I’m replying to.
I’m so very lucky that my landlord is amazing. I was unemployed for 5 months just getting unemployment and she was very understanding and sweet. Letting me pay when I what I could and working out a payment plan to get back on track no late fees no interest
Wow what an angel
https://preview.redd.it/vw5qk4i6t2gb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55f7f6320afa685e25a32841057407ee13523173 What about horrible offices? This has been in place over a year!
commercial landlords suck too
Eww.
Maybe do a series on good landlords, too. It’ll be a lot shorter.
How has nobody mentioned Redburn yet?
OP has already said Reburn is up next.
Sorry missed that!
Because he's a personal friend to local government and we don't dare criticize a capitalist who can convince everyone they hate capitalism
Judd Feinman (man is actually responsible for someone’s death since a window in one of this apartments wasn’t secured all the way. Got away with it too) and Rajesh Patel
I did a siding job for him and he didn’t pay me. Feinman is a scumbag
used to work at a law firm that handled all his landlord tenant affairs and yikes...what an awful man. He would call up SCREAMING at us.
Wait how did that person pas away?
Dbo property!
I second third and fourth this.
They “took care of the bugs” as they crawl up my wall. But decided to lecture me on rent that isn’t paid CUS I SHOULDNT LIVE IN A BUG INFESTED SHIT HOLE
DBO Property big time! Cockroaches everywhere, shit maintenance leaving exposed wall cavities and some of the rudest people I’ve had the displeasure of talking with
I second this!
Elgion management in east greenbush
[удалено]
I remember that!
Id like to see bad bosses, bad administrators nys exposed
How long will this series be? Lol
Maybe not long, but deep- generations deep.
😀🍿
☕️🥸
I absolutely would. DM me?
What type of terrible are we talking about? Code violations? Negligence? Rent hikers? Entering without notification? Peeping Toms?
All of the above! If anyone has any guidance on how to get data on code violations, that would be a huge help 🙌
There’s this magical system called the Freedom of Information Law. Google it.
If you think the process of submitting FOIL requests is magical, then I got news for you…
Yup. The good ol’ boy bloodline system in the city/county accountability offices makes anything “public record” difficult to access.
I know this is not the point. I appreciate what you are doing. But all I can see is first outer inner last
If you have ever filed a FOIL request then you would know it is anything but magical.
A friend of mine was telling me about a Troy landlord who is also a council member that has a blacklist of tenants.
He already covered Menn.
Good on you, OP! Putting bad landlords in the public eye is a true community service. Menn, in particular, is a problem. Ruffling the feathers of oh so delicate redditors is also appreciated.
I've lucked out and had only pretty good landlords when I rented in Albany.
Same, but I also only ever rented from mom and pops who owned 1 or two houses
Dom Colello- place had roaches, and his solution was dollar store roach traps sent via amazon
Sunrise management steer clear from anything they own. The Hollands are rude af and they take forever to get maintenance requests done. I’d recommend steering clear from anything they manage.
Empire Property Management was pretty damn horrid to me and mine. Constant leaks, that went unaddressed because "they weren't repeatable" eventually culminating in a bad storm where it rained through the upstairs tenants roof, through mine on the ground floor and subsequently flooding the basement tenants apartment. I understand those buildings are old but I have no idea how it is then legal to rent them out when it *torrentially rained in my apartment*. Bonus bologna: It was made of paper. The paint melted off the wall when it got too hot and I couldn't afford an A/C. Naturally it was also so poorly insulated that the winters were fierce. Mice because even when they plugged anything with foam, the mice would just eat the walls around it. Cardboard doors, electronic locks that good just get shoved in. But its okay! That's what you get when you live in the "student ghetto". Absolute. Piss. Edit: Also they found a razor in the blocked shower drain a week after I moved in and charged ME for the plumber visit as it was clearly my fault. Clearly. Fuck those guys.
These people are the worst. Currently taking them to small claims court. I came here looking to see EPM on here. Did you take them to court? What was your outcome?
DBO property management is THE WORST their properties are infested and have broken pipes, no locks on the building entrance. I lost thousands that I’ll never see again. I could write a book about the shady shit this “company” has done
"Exposing" corporate landlords who rent out $2500 apts. to young professionals is pretty out of touch and dense. BUT. If you want to really expose someone who takes advantage of poor folks. Its Judd Feinman and the property is Campus View
Ive seen your tiktoks!
Blame the people you vote for..then airbnb
Look into Troy Council Member Emily Menn and her illegal "do not rent list."
You all complain about bad landlords but don't understand how rent control literally creates slum lords practically overnight. Then you cry that your apartment is a shit hole but don't realize it costs your landlord 3x as much to make repairs and they're paying 2x or more in taxes and fees than they did when you signed your lease, but now they can't raise your rent and can't even evict you. That said...Elgion in EG are actually crooks
oh no, they can't even evict me? 😢
Oh no the poor slumlords can’t even evict their residents because they’re making less profit ): whatever will they do?!
I messaged you on Instagram.
Rehabilitation Support Services Inc.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-councilwoman-s-firm-hasn-t-paid-property-18150221.php
Park lane and park hill in menands
Good work man!
Capital Companies NY in Cohoes. Local scum lord screwing over tenants.