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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday touted a Bronx Supreme Court judgment he said has already topped $2.1 million against Bronx landlord Seth Miller, portraying the case as a new template for City Hall to squeeze owners who don’t fix violations.
Speaking at Bronx Borough Hall, Mamdani said the court found that “years of uncorrected code violations at 919 Prospect Avenue constitute a public nuisance,” and ordered penalties of “$1,000 a day” for violations dating back to April 21, 2019, “totaling more than $2.1 million so far,” with “fines continuing to accrue” if repairs are not made.
“Since your landlord, a repeat offender on New York City’s annual Worst Landlord Watch List, purchased the property in 2011, your tenants have faced an unending stream of violations that have taken a toll on their health, safety and well-being,” he said. “We are speaking of infestations of, mice, rats and cockroaches; leaking pipes; collapsed ceilings; black mold; and lead paint. The list of abuses and failures, frankly, goes on.”
“This is a landmark victory,” he said, saying it was “the first time that the court has levied the maximum civil penalties allowed on a landlord under the Nuisance Abatement Law.”
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a “Rental Ripoff” hearing at Fordham University in the Bronx borough of New York on March 11, 2026. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
He also warned other owners: “If you do not change your ways, we now have a strong precedent to pursue the same kind of legal action against you.”
Mamdani’s corporation counsel, Steven Banks, declined to spell out how the city would force compliance if the landlord attempts bankruptcy tactics.
“There are multiple ways forward. I’ve always learned [that] when dealing with somebody like this particular landlord, it’s best not to telegraph exactly what we’re…
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