Goldman said Lehman had failed to disclose certain leasing agreements, and that some tenant documents were inconsistent with terms of the deal, according to the complaint.
Earlier this year, the New York City Council initiated an investigation into HRI data that Kushner Cos. filed false tenant documents that dodged rent laws and boosted profits.
The New York City Council has launched an investigation into false tenant documents reportedly filed by the Kushner family real estate company that dodged rent laws and boosted profits.
However, Kreitzer said that when tenants document instances of self-help, they can use the law in their favor fairly easily.
Also, maybe, a little nostalgia for the former tenant: Jacobson documented the building, with the Whitney's permission, in the days after it moved out for good, in late 2014.
The majority of residents, faced with uncertain living arrangements, left the two buildings because of the reduction of elevator, cleaning and other services, and some longtime residents were encouraged to move without being informed of their rights, according to the tenants' court documents.
Malcolm Bennett, a Los Angeles landlord and president of the Apartment Association, California Southern Cities, which lobbied for the bill, said landlords believed that if tenants could document that they had a job and sufficient income, that should be enough to rent an apartment.
Such cases, Mr. Belkin said, may involve the use of private investigators, covert surveillance and subpoenas of the tenant's private documents and records.
The lawyers say the scheme is discriminatory because landlords are likely simply to say they aren't satisfied with a tenant's identity documents and refuse them accommodation.
Cristina signed herself as the owner and tenant of the mansion, documents showed, leading to questions as to how the couple paid for the luxurious house as well as an additional €3m of renovations.
In court documents, the tenants appealing the agreement said it allowed only tenants who rented their units from Pinnacle during a certain time period to recover illegal rent overcharges.
