A Chinese landlord said at a rally on the 1st, he spent more than $700,000 two years ago to buy a house in Staten Island, and then rented it to others, but the tenant refused to pay the rent in May last year, and he recently received a health ticket from the city Department of Buildings (DOB), went to the housing to check, only to find that the basement and bathroom are pet feces, but because of the government’s ban on forced eviction, he can only bear to swallow life, temporarily living in But because of the government’s ban on eviction, he had to live in the basement of his mother’s house.
Video and audio source: provided by Sam Lee
The Eviction Moratorium expired on the first of the month, and the state is scheduled to vote again on the third to decide whether to extend the ban on eviction until August 31 of this year, but several state representatives said the bill is very likely to pass, causing concern among Chinese homeowners.
Dozens of Chinese-American landlords from the National Homeowners Rights Coalition announced their endorsement of Ward 20 City Council candidate Sandra Ung on January 1, saying at a press conference that they could not collect rent because of the government’s eviction ban, and some lost all their income and had to bear the burden of home loans, utility bills and land taxes alone.
Sam Li, who lives on Staten Island, said he spent $700,000 in 2019 to buy a home in the area and sublet it to a Hispanic tenant who sublet a bedroom to someone else to share the rent, but the two tenants had conflicts last year and one of them moved out in May last year.
Sam Lee recently received several complaints from neighbors over hygiene issues, and when he returned to the residence for repairs, he found the basement and bathroom covered in pet feces and the toilet unkempt. (Video screenshot)
He said his job was affected by the epidemic and his income was unstable, so he had to surrender his apartment in hopes of moving back to his Staten Island home.
Sam Lee said he recently received several complaints from neighbors for hygiene problems, as well as tickets from the city’s Department of Buildings, and he returned to his home a few days ago to repair the plumbing, only to find that the basement and bathroom are pet feces, and no one cleaned the toilet, he could only clean up after himself, and hired professionals to clean up the yard; he said the government’s ban on forced evictions, he simply can do nothing, only hope to move back to their homes as soon as possible.
She said that after the outbreak of the epidemic, New York’s economy was hit and she held an online meeting to let landlords understand their basic rights.
If elected, she will work with related groups to promote the basement apartment legalization bill to bring more safe and affordable housing to the area and prevent tenants from being displaced during the epidemic.
Sam Lee recently received several complaints from neighbors over hygiene issues. When he returned to his residence for repairs, he found that the basement and bathrooms were full of pet droppings and the toilets were left uncleaned.
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