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22 October 09	SBLS Attorney Michael Grinthal Discusses Support for Tenants in City Limits Magazine SBLS Attorney Michael Grinthal of the Housing Unit was featured in a recent article in City Limits magazine, in which he talks about his work with Make the Road New York to help draft a bill requiring landlords to identify themselves in a registry. Grinthal worked with Make the Road, based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to address what he said was a common question at tenant meetings: “Who is my landlord?” The article states, “Grinthal says the standard practice of incorporating the owners of a multi-unit apartment building as a single limited liability corporation, while perfectly legal, also allows for abuse by landlords who don’t want to respond to tenants’ clamoring for repairs or other requests.” “A bill that was introduced in August by City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito from East Harlem … would require anyone owning more than 25 percent of a corporately owned multi-unit apartment building to register their individual names, residences and business addresses with the city’s Department of Finance.” For the full story at City Limits magazine, click here. (Housing) \| More SBLS in the news >

22 October 09

SBLS Attorney Michael Grinthal Discusses Support for Tenants in City Limits Magazine

SBLS Attorney Michael Grinthal of the Housing Unit was featured in a recent article in City Limits magazine, in which he talks about his work with Make the Road New York to help draft a bill requiring landlords to identify themselves in a registry.

Grinthal worked with Make the Road, based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to address what he said was a common question at tenant meetings: “Who is my landlord?”

The article states, “Grinthal says the standard practice of incorporating the owners of a multi-unit apartment building as a single limited liability corporation, while perfectly legal, also allows for abuse by landlords who don’t want to respond to tenants’ clamoring for repairs or other requests.”

“A bill that was introduced in August by City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito from East Harlem … would require anyone owning more than 25 percent of a corporately owned multi-unit apartment building to register their individual names, residences and business addresses with the city’s Department of Finance.”

For the full story at City Limits magazine, click here.

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