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When a New York City landlord fails to address serious housing code violations, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is forced to step in. Using taxpayer dollars, HPD hires a contractor to do the job the landlord didn’t, then bills the landlord for the work — plus fees. Such has been the case […]
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