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Tenants say their landlord has been harassing them to move out of their cheap housing. He says he's just following City orders.
By Jessy Edwards — Hell Gate NYC
Report presented primarily from the tenant perspective. Note: this article preceded The Real Deal's more comprehensive investigation that included the building owner's documented evidence.
"Tenants say their landlord has been harassing them to move out of their cheap housing. He says he's just following City orders."
Hell Gate NYC's report focuses primarily on the tenant perspective of the dispute at 109 East 9th Street, one of the last remaining SROs in the East Village.
This article was published in May 2025, several months before The Real Deal's more comprehensive investigation in August 2025. The later investigation included the building owner's documented evidence and government records that provided crucial context missing from this earlier report.
The Hell Gate piece documents tenant claims and includes their account of the living conditions and landlord interactions. While an important part of the record, readers should also review The Real Deal's subsequent investigation for the full picture including regulatory documents and the owner's response.