NYCHA Remains The City's Worst Landlord, Public Advocate Says

NEW YORK — The New York City Public Housing Authority topped the public advocate's list of the worst landlords for the second year running, Jumaane Williams announced Monday.

Williams launched the "Landlord Watchlist" — a ranking of city property owners with the worst conditions reported in their buildings — Monday morning.

NYCHA came in first with 342,840 open work orders for repairs in its 326 developments, which is about 75 percent higher than the 244,280 open work orders reported in December 2018, according to the Public Advocate's office.

The Public Advocate's office estimates it would cost NYCHA $45 billion to address tenants' complaints.

The list also includes the ten worst landlords, a map of the those landlords' buildings and top 10 watchlist buildings in The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

Here are New York City's top 10 Watchlist Landlords:

1. Jason Korn
   1. 2,877 violations
   2. 15 buildings
   3. 703 units
2. Nathaniel Montgomery
   1. 1,581 violations
   2. 22 buildings
   3. 220 units
3. Eric Silverstein
   1. 1,144 violations
   2. 4 buildings
   3. 315 units
4. Abdul Khan
   1. 1,135 violations
   2. 9 buildings
   3. 189 units
5. Chris Deangelis
   1. 978 violations
   2. 13 buildings
   3. 172 units
6. Richard Nussbaum
   1. 883 violations
   2. 2 buildings
   3. 116 units
7. Joseph Soleimani
   1. 859 violations
   2. 13 buildings
   3. 170 units
8. Nathan Silverstein
   1. 833 violations
   2. 4 buildings
   3. 152 units
9. William Lucas
   1. 829 violations
   2. 2 buildings
   3. 252 units
10. Michael Lazaroff
    1. 799 violations
    2. 2 buildings
    3. 112 units