NOTE: My regular readers may
wish to skip this report, as I can't imagine it will be of interest.
This is for the record,
necessary for me, since I have no other venue to publish reports
exposing wrongdoers who have caused losses and damages to me
personally.
I have already published
several reports exposing the landlord who owns and runs the rental
property on which I have lived since January, 2014. He is a true
slumlord, a multi-millionaire who owns realty and development
corporations, and who boasts of having “million dollar properties”.
Yet his tenants (including me) often live in conditions which are not
habitable, while he gets outrageously high rents, simply because he
can get away with it.
In the past I have not named
him, as I am still living on the property and have not been able to
afford to move, for various reasons, aside from the fact that I am a
disabled senior citizen attempting to live off disability benefits of
less than $12,000 a year.
The slumlord has continued to
raise the rent, even while not maintaining the property, or making
necessary repairs. The rent has now been jacked up to $1200.00 a
month. To some people, this may not seem like much, but for me, my
disability does not even cover my rent, much less any other expenses.
He has also tried to
retaliate against me because I finally called the Health Department
to make formal complaints about “health hazards” (words of the
Health Dep't) when conditions in my rental grew unbearable and he
refused to make necessary repairs and renovations.
He has made threats against
me of eviction, though he has no grounds whatsoever. I have always
paid the rent on time (no exceptions) and have never caused any
disturbances on the property for anyone, including other tenants.
He has harassed me with false
complaints from one of his tenants, one Tracy Krawitt, who also made
false complaints against me to the police, lying to them that I had
“threatened to kill” her. In fact, she was the sole offender (see
reports below). Making a false police report is a serious criminal offense.
This slumlord has tried to
drive me out of my rental by these and other means. He has publicly
slandered me, insulted me and impugned my sanity. But as stated, he
has no grounds whatsoever to evict me.
And I have had way more than
enough of this utterly unscrupulous behavior!
Here is the latest, partly
explained in my letter of January 15, to the Health Department.
January 15, 2025
Subject: Water Emergency at
XXX, Rhinebeck
To XXX:
The conditions at XXX,
Rhinebeck are entirely unacceptable.
Today at 7 AM the water
turned off. As of this writing, it has now been more than nine (9)
hours with no water. I was forced to drive to the store early this
morning to get bottled water just to flush the toilet. It cost me
$20.00 for a few gallons. It totally disrupted my day. I could not
take a shower, could not wash dishes. I had to cancel appointments
because of the emergency. I had another appointment I could not
cancel and was forced to go to, despite the emergency.
This slumlord, Kirk Rotger
(New Millennium Realty), has done nothing to fix the problem. My
neighbor called the office and a worker came to the property but no
repairs were made. I cannot afford to go to a motel and I cannot
afford to go to restaurants for meals, and the conditions here are
absolutely deplorable.
This situation (no water) has
happened on a regular basis for the last 11 years since I have been a
tenant here. He has done nothing to rectify it.
Is there anything you can do
to force this slumlord to rectify this situation? If not, is there
any other agency I can contact?
Unfortunately, due to extreme
poverty I cannot afford to move, yet the conditions here are
unbearable and he keeps raising the rent. I am now paying $1200.00 a
month for this one room hovel with bad water and bad plumbing.
Please let me know if you can
help, or if there is any other place I can call for help, or to get
compensation for all my losses and damages.
The pro bono law firms for
the poor, elderly and disabled don't take a case unless the slumlord
is threatening eviction. He has threatened me with that (as
retaliation for contacting the Health Department) but it was an
impotent threat, he took no legal action because he knew there were
no grounds.
Sorry to bother you with
this, but you helped in the past and I don't know who else to
contact.
Thanks for anything you can
do.
Barbara Hartwell
*****************
It is now January 16. The
water is still not back on. I was forced to go out in the middle of
the night (1:30 AM) in the freezing cold (18 degrees), searching for
an open store where I could get more water. I drove out but nothing
was open. Then this morning I was up at 5:30 to get to a store that
opened at 6 AM. Needless to say I am exhausted from sleep
deprivation, aside from the fact that I was already unwell when all
this nightmare started.
I got as much water as I
could, but I have no idea how long this horrible situation will
continue. I want this on the record for legal purposes and will post
updates as necessary.
FOR THE RECORD
I hold this notorious slumlord, one
Kirk Rotger, of New Millennium Realty “Solutions” (what a sick
joke!) entirely accountable for his offenses and his negligence. This
is an outrage.
For those interested please
see the related reports below, including those exposing a malicious criminal
perp, Tracy Krawitt (aka “The Neighbor from Hell”), who has been
responsible for extreme damages and losses to me, as has her apparent
associate, accomplice and defender, Kirk Rotger.
To be continued...
Barbara Hartwell
Injured Party in Hostile
Environment with NO WATER
January 16, 2025
UPDATE: January 17
Yesterday a person from the Health Department responded to my e-mail message re the water emergency. He called and made an appointment to visit me to collect evidence of the situation I had reported. He, like his colleague to whom I had reported complaints against the slumlord for failing to make urgent repairs and renovations re health hazards on my rental property, was extremely helpful and entirely supportive in assuring me they would do all they could to make sure this situation was rectified. I signed a statement which confirmed my complaints, both recent as well as going back to the time I first moved to the property, January, 2014.
They actually told me that if I had not made the complaints (beginning in October, 2023) that they would have had no idea what was going on, the substandard conditions on this property at large, and the serious and several violations of the code by the slumlord. It was only because of the fact that they were alerted to the situation that the slumlord was forced to follow the citations and correct at least some of the problems, not just for me, but for every tenant on the property. They actually thanked me for making the complaints.
Of course, for this I became a target of harassment and retaliation by the slumlord. A grievous injustice against a disabled, impoverished senior citizen! But oh so typical of the ilk of slumlords around the world.
Bottom line: Still no water, now DAY 3. Off to the store to buy more water...this is causing me a lot of stress, and costing me a lot of money I can't afford...and counting...
To be continued...
UPDATE: January 18, DAY 4
E-MAIL TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICER
We still have no water. This is DAY
4, NO WATER.
Late yesterday afternoon XXX from XXX Excavation knocked on my door. He asked if I
had any water faucets turned on, and of course I told him, no. I
asked if he was hired by the slumlord, he said yes. I then
explained what I know about this property and that Kirk Rotger
is a slumlord. It was news to him that the problem of the water
going off was a regular occurrence and had been for as long as I
have lived here (11 years), in all seasons. He seemed shocked to
learn this, as the slumlord had not even mentioned this. He said
that he does not know what the problem is and does not know how
long it will take to fix it. He had thought it was frozen pipes,
but is not sure this is the problem.
XXX said he knows you. I gave him
a copy of the document from you and asked him to call you to
update you on the situation.
I have now used up all my food
stamp money (EBT) on water, so far, 60 gallons and counting. I
will have to buy more today.
I don't know what the slumlord
intends to do about this disaster, but it is clear he is keeping
even the workers he hires (like XXX) in the dark. He should
have told him the truth about the regular occurrence of the
water going out.
I have continued to update my
website each day, for the record, so if you want you can check
it.
I will call you if the water comes
back on. Thank you so much for all your help.
Barbara Hartwell
Tenant
XXX, Rhinebeck
RELATED REPORTS
QUIET ENJOYMENT OF
RENTAL PROPERTY DENIED & TENANT BARBARA HARTWELL TARGETED FOR
HARASSMENT BY GREEDY SLUMLORD
http://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2024/03/quiet-enjoyment-of-rental-property.html
INVASIONS OF
PRIVACY, HARASSMENT & THREATS AGAINST TENANT BARBARA HARTWELL ON
RHINEBECK PROPERTY OWNED BY SLUMLORD
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2023/10/invasions-of-privacy-harassment-threats.html
Tracy
Krawitt (aka SPACEY TRACY), the Neighbor from Hell: FORMAL COMPLAINT
TO POLICE & COMMENTARY
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2020/01/tracy-krawitt-aka-spacey-tracy-neighbor.html
PUBLIC
NOTICE & UPDATES- Latest Offenses of Criminal Perp Tracy Krawitt,
the Neighbor from Hell: Endangering Animals, Pedestrians &
Drivers, Violating Leash Laws
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2023/11/latest-offenses-of-tracy-krawitt.html
CONTINUED
HARASSMENT, SLANDER, FALSE COMPLAINTS & INVASIONS OF PRIVACY ON
RHINEBECK PROPERTY BY UNSCRUPULOUS TENANT TRACY KRAWITT
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2023/08/additional-harassment-slander-false.html
MULTIPLE
OFFENDER, HABITUAL LIAR TRACY KRAWITT MAKES ADDITIONAL FALSE
ACCUSATIONS, SLANDERS BARBARA HARTWELL IN REPORT TO LANDLORD ON
RENTAL PROPERTY
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2023/02/multiple-offender-habitual-liar-tracy.html
FORMAL
COMPLAINT AGAINST TENANT TRACY KRAWITT TO LANDLORD OF RHINEBECK
PROPERTY
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2023/02/formal-complaint-against-tenant-tracy.html
HELLISH
HOWLING & HARASSMENT: Brought to My Neighborhood by Scofflaw,
Liar Tracy Krawitt & Associates
http://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2023/02/hellish-howling-harassment-brought-to.html
Tracy
Krawitt, Irresponsible Owner of Howling Dog, Causes Constant Noise
Disturbance on Rhinebeck Property
http://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2022/04/tracy-krawitt-irresponsible-owner-of.html
