215 Butler Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11217

it could have been a nice apartment. There was central A/C and heating.

The landlord forced us to do ACH debit for rent -- illegal, since he must accept check. Stopped responding. We trusted. No contact for two months, then an incorrect (double!) charge for rent. Refused to take any responsibility.

After the lease ended, he continued to charge us rent. That is, they literally stole money out of my bank account through ACH debit. That is illegal. We had to involve the police.

Totally unresponsive. Want their passive income without any work. Changed companies and contact persons without ever notifying us themselves.

It stinks of canal and public records is a public nuisance. They never once cleaned the hallways and the trash was frequently not taken out, leading to pest issues downstairs.

Just sell the building, clearly you don't like being a landlord.

Apartment itself was nice

Management disappeared for months at a time right around lease renewal. Completely impossible to sign lease on time for move-in. Then they complained that our rent was late -- well, you never gave us the lease or told us how to pay! Then they changed management companies. The new one was supposed to do direct deposit but never even contacted us. We need repairs and don't know who to contact!

Never dealt with the landlord directly; we found his name online -- David Tawil. Corporate dude in New Jersey. Unable to get any contact to notify anyone of lease takeovers and our obvious move-out. Our fridge broke and it took us three days to get anyone to even respond. Truly awful.

Building is not registered with HPD -- that's your #1 red flag.

Register your building with HPD or face violation fines.