Chelsea tenant activist Dan Peckham has been challenging the gut renovation loophole. In December 2004, Tauber began construction on Peckham’s building, having obtained a demolition permit for a gut renovation of the building on what later turned out to be false pretenses. (Tauber claimed the building had already been emptied and was fined $250 by Buildings for making this claim.) In Peckham’s case, Tauber is not seeking to fully demolish the building but merely to perform a gut renovation—what many housing activists call a “phony demolition,” also used by landlords to turn over rent-stabilized apartments. Let's hope Peckham wins his case.
Dan Peckham vs. Larry Tauber (Chelsea Partners)
Appeal of Supreme Court Decision
Friday, February 15, 2008 10:00 AM
Appellate Court: 27 Madison Avenue at the corner of 25th
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