Landlord with multiple safety violations must pay $6.5M as part of settlement

December 13, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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BOROUGHWIDE — A LANDLORD WITH MORE THAN 2,500 RENT-STABILIZED UNITS in Brooklyn and Queens will have to pay $6.5 million as part of a settlement with NY Attorney General Letitia James’ office, over safety and maintenance violations and deceptive practices. Attorney General James, in announcing the settlement on Friday, Dec. 13, said that Lilmor Management, LLC (Lilmor) and its principal, Morris Lieberman, engaged in repeated and egregious violations involving the use of lead paint and mold, and in housing maintenance code violations. Lilmor, a property management company that owns or manages at least 49 buildings, also misrepresented the building’s condition to current and prospective tenants.

The settlement, which was negotiated in partnership with the office of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams, requires Lilmor and Lieberman to pay $6.5 million to the Office of the Attorney General and the federal court in Manhattan, including over $2.9 million in restitution that OAG will distribute to impacted tenants. Lilmor must also improve its units to resolve all outstanding condition issues, a process which will be overseen by an independent Housing Specialist chosen by Attorney General James.

Several years ago, Lilmor and its agent, Jason Korn, were among the top offenders on the New York City Public Advocate’s “Worst Landlord” list in 2019 and 2020.

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