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Landlord of collapsed Brooklyn building seen on 'Worst Landlord' list 6 times
FOX 5 New York • • general
Key Points:
- Olufemi Falade, landlord of the Brooklyn building that collapsed killing eight people, has appeared six times on New York City's Worst Landlord Watchlist over the past decade, with rankings as high as No. 50 in 2020.
- The watchlist ranks landlords based on the average monthly number of open housing code violations, indicating Falade’s documented history of property maintenance failures.
- Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams called for full accountability if negligence contributed to the collapse, emphasizing the need to identify responsible parties and prevent future tragedies.
- The collapse occurred on Wednesday at a three-story building on 1321 Flatbush Avenue, also damaging a neighboring building, resulting in eight deaths—including six adults and two children—and 18 injuries.
- Officials have not yet determined the cause of the collapse, and investigations are ongoing.
