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A Crown Heights landlord allegedly hid rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years, then sent a friend to impersonate him in court

Attorney General Letitia James sues a Crown Heights landlord for hiding rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years and sending a friend to impersonate him in court, part of a new enforcement initiative targeting housing fraud in Brooklyn.

A Crown Heights landlord allegedly hid rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years, then sent a friend to impersonate him in court

Attorney General Letitia James sues a Crown Heights landlord for hiding rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years and sending a friend to impersonate him in court, part of a new enforcement initiative targeting housing fraud in Brooklyn.

Two Brooklyn landlords charged market-rate rents on rent-stabilized apartments without telling their tenants those units were protected, the state attorney general says. One of them allegedly sent a friend to impersonate him in court.

Attorney General Letitia James is suing John Anderson, who owns 1075 Dean Street in Crown Heights, and Claudette Henry, who owns 134 Sackman Street in Brownsville. According to her office…

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