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Originally Posted by aboriginie
No. In 2002 the building was rent stabilized and in a similar condition to the sister building next door. The fire was caused by a tenant...not a squatter. It is no coincidence that renovation did not begin until just after 10 years after the initial incident. Under the law if they would of renovated before the 10 year mark then they would of had to let back all of the rent stabilized tenants.
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Of course - that is a different matter.
But the second fire was most definitely set by the squatters who set up camp in the building.
I am quite familiar with that developer, although he is not quite that usually.