Summary
An Allentown landlord caught with 55 housing violations blew off his court date, forcing a judge to issue a bench warrant. It's a rare win for code enforcement, but it totally exposes how tricky it is to actually punish sketchy landlords in Buffalo.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 2
Impact analysis
It wastes city resources chasing landlords who dodge court instead of fixing up their properties.
Law-abiding tenants and responsible landlords who actually maintain safe living conditions.
Tenants stuck living in neglected, code-violating apartments.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Buffalo’s limp response to recalcitrant landlords
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Scofflaw landlords owe city $1 million in taxes, penalties
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories on a team of downstate real estate investors with a track record of not maintaining their properties or paying their taxes, fines and other obligations. Tomorrow: How the City of Buffalo let the landlor...
Allentown landlord convicted on 55 housing violations, bench warrant out for arrest
An Allentown landlord has been convicted on 55 housing violations and has a bench warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear in court.
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