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Old 08-13-2015, 07:08 AM
 
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More NYC rent control madness:

Cabby lands $226 Manhattan pad for life using obscure law | New York Post

"Hamidou Guira spent just one night in his new home in the Chelsea Highline *Hotel before he was able to game the system with the help of fellow hack Joe *Stevens and score himself a lifelong lease."
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Old 08-13-2015, 01:37 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Good for him.

<Clever little devil.>
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Old 08-13-2015, 04:04 PM
 
Location: West Harlem
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Good for him.

<Clever little devil.>
The clever part is that he is making a point, as I am sure he is keenly aware.
Hopefully others follow suit.

People should take note that this OP does not even have the story right - s/he chose a small part to make the preferred "headline."

Or maybe the reading comprehension is just not there.
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Old 08-13-2015, 06:45 PM
 
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The clever part is that he is making a point, as I am sure he is keenly aware.
Hopefully others follow suit.

People should take note that this OP does not even have the story right - s/he chose a small part to make the preferred "headline."

Or maybe the reading comprehension is just not there.
More likely he's just keenly aware that he's scoring himself cheap digs. The guy doesn't even speak English. How much keen awareness could he possibly have that he is "making a point" vs. just making sure he just gets a cheap place to live after his buddy said he could help.

Hopefully others DON'T follow suit.
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Old 08-13-2015, 06:48 PM
 
Location: West Harlem
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More likely he's just keenly aware that he's scoring himself cheap digs. The guy doesn't even speak English. How much keen awareness could he possibly have that he is "making a point" vs. just making sure he just gets a cheap place to live after his buddy said he could help.

Hopefully others DON'T follow suit.
My reference was to the friend, who certainly understands.
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Old 08-13-2015, 07:06 PM
 
Location: New Jersey!!!!
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Legalized theft care of NYC's social justice warriors. Any other explanation is a justification by said cult.
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Old 08-13-2015, 07:30 PM
 
Location: New York City
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I'm not following, does this mean I can go set up at the four seasons and work my way into a permanent $226 lease?

No matter how obscure, it's pretty disreputable to be effectively stealing rent like this
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Old 08-13-2015, 07:32 PM
 
Location: New York City
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I know of an SRO on the upper west side, biggest cockroaches you'll ever see in your life
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Old 08-13-2015, 08:06 PM
 
Location: West Harlem
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I'm not following, does this mean I can go set up at the four seasons and work my way into a permanent $226 lease?

No matter how obscure, it's pretty disreputable to be effectively stealing rent like this
If you care to understand actual stealing I suggest you read up on Donald Trump.
Unless you are one of those silly people who believe that having the big bank account already changes the definition of theft.

Multiply that by a deplorable large number and you will have the majority of the real estate investors and developers in New York.

This is the main point about the whole thing and it is the reason his friend helped him.

Oh, and I definitely believe the cockroaches story.
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Old 08-13-2015, 08:07 PM
 
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Legalized theft care of NYC's social justice warriors. Any other explanation is a justification by said cult.
The owners will probably figure out a way to sabotage the hotel and burn it down.

$226 a MONTH in rent? Clearly there's no profit from the owners of the hotel.

I think this law was so rarely used the real estate and hotel industry haven't bothered to lobby to have it removed.
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