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Croman Tenants Have Until Nov. 4 to Collect from $8M Restitution Fund

The settlement stems from the New York State Attorney General’s civil case that alleged landlord Steven Croman harassed and forced rent-regulated tenants out of their homes.

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NEW YORK CITY—New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood is reminding former and current tenants of landlord Steven Croman they may be eligible for restitution. Participants must file claims by Nov. 4, 2018. More information and claim forms are available online at www.cromanrestitutionfund.com.

The settlement resulted from the attorney general office’s investigation and May 2016 lawsuit. The prosecutors accused Croman of illegally forcing tenants out of their apartments so he could convert their homes into market-rate units. The lawsuit alleged Croman employed Anthony Falconite, a former New York City police officer, to frighten and intimidate rent-regulated tenants into leaving their apartments.

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Betsy Kim

Betsy Kim

Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.

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