Why Worst Slumlords Ever Tenants Win $2.9 Million in Settlement With Morris Lieberman; average of 500 violations in each of nearly 50 buildings, including leaks, vermin infestations, and lead paint.

Tenants of one of Brooklyn’s biggest landlords are set to receive $2.9 million in restitution after an investigation found “repeated and egregious” violations of housing maintenance codes, including issues with lead paint, mold, and pest infestations.

On Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $6.5 million settlement with Midwood-based Lilmor Management LLC and its principal, Morris Lieberman. The firm manages at least 49 buildings across New York City, including 2,539 rent-stabilized units in Brooklyn and Queens.

The settlement, negotiated in partnership with the office of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, includes over $2.9 million in restitution for tenants, alongside measures to improve living conditions in Lilmor properties.

Lilmor’s Brooklyn buildings are in Midwood, Flatbush, Crown Heights, Gravesend, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Lilmor also has buildings in Inwood in Manhattan and in Rockaway and Elmhurst in Queens.

“Lilmor Management rented out apartments in hazardous condition to unsuspecting tenants, putting thousands of people in harm’s way,” James said in a statement. “Tenants in Lilmor’s buildings, including children, were forced to live with leaks, mold, infestations, and elevated levels of lead. I expanded and strengthened the Worst Landlord list when I was Public Advocate specifically to take on bad actors like Lieberman and Lilmor Management.”

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