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Chelsea landlord neglected building to oust seniors, DA says 
Photos from inside a Chelsea apartment building show a caved-in roof and water-damaged ceilings that tenants say were left to rot for years.
Manhattan landlord charged for allegedly harassing 2 tenants 
A Manhattan landlord has been charged after allegedly harassing two tenants for years.
Meyer Chetrit indicted by Manhattan D.A. for alleged tenant harassment 
Meyer Chetrit, a major New York landlord who is struggling to hang on to several properties, has been charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office with failing to adequately maintain two Chelsea apartments in the hopes their residents would leave.
Meyer Chetrit indicted on felony tenant harassment charges 
Meyer Chetrit has been indicted on criminal charges in Manhattan.
Manhattan Building Owner Accused Of Tenant Harassment Over 5-Year Period: DA 
A Chelsea building owner has been indicted on felony harassment charges after allegedly waging a five-year harassment campaign against two elderly tenants in an attempt to get them to move out, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
D.A. Bragg, D.O.I. Commissioner Strauber Announce Indictment Of Landlords For Tenant Harassment In Chelsea Apartment 
“As alleged, Meyer Chetrit waged a campaign of harassment against two rent-regulated tenants in their 70s in hopes they would move out, and the building could be sold,” said District Attorney Bragg. “From winters without heat and unrepaired roofs causing leaks and ceiling collapses, these New Yorkers were forced to live in uninhabitable conditions. This is exactly the type of pattern of criminal harassment my Office’s Housing and Tenant Protection Unit was created to stop. All New Yorkers deserve to live in safe homes – please contact our Housing and Tenant Protection Unit at 212-335-3300 or Danyhousing@dany.nyc.gov for help.”

Manhattan District Attorney's Office