When I worked for the New York City Housing Authority back in the 70s there was a legendary tenant in my housing project. She refused to pay rent. And she wasn't evicted either.
When I heard about her, she already owed nine months rent. NYCHA attempted several times to evict her for nonpayment of rent, but they always lost in court. I will let you try to figure out why.
Could it be because there was something wrong in her apartment? Maybe a broken window was never replaced? Maybe she was getting no heat? Maybe her oven didn't work?
Nope, nope and nope.
She had a boyfriend who was a judge. Her case was always brought before her boyfriend. He flagged it so that even if he was on vacation, she could only be tried in his court.
I even remember what she did for a living. She worked for the police.
lfbno7 posted on Jan 17, 2008
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uniquely-ironic said on Jan 17, 2008....
I need those kinds of connections. -
wakingharmony said on Jan 17, 2008....
It is people like that who ruin the whole system for those that really need it. And if her boy friend was a Judge "What a crappy boyfriend!" Was he married? Did she have that over his head? Seems to me a judge would make great money... why was she having to live in free housing! I wouldn't want him for a boyfriend or a Judge.
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CreativeWoman said on Jan 17, 2008....
Sounds like she found the loop holes she needed. I wonder why no one ever squealed on them?
CW
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cntlvmenuf said on Jan 17, 2008....
I'm with Uniquely-ironic Just for a month or six would do me just fine.Makes me wonder though......whatever happened to all of them.....You can't cheat the universe....not for long anyways. -
lfbno7 said on Jan 18, 2008....
I was wondering what happened to them too. My guess is that she probably moved at some point, without paying rent for a long time. And the judge probably just got away with all his shit, as they say in France. He is probably a really arrogant guy who thinks he can do whatever he wants and has no respect for the law, like almost all lawyers btw. I deal with a lot of lawyers and find them to have less respect for the law than anyone. They just believe in whatever they can get away with. They have no respect for truth either, just what they can get away with. When two lawyers form a partnership, and then they inevitably have a quarrel, the feathers really fly, because neither one of them has the slightest respect for the law or ethics. They respect the written word, and the precedent, but if they can find a way around doing the right thing, they sure will. So they kind of respect the words of the law but not the intent. And the most arrogant of them don't even respect the words because they have confidence in their own ability to win any case. I've seen that. Like that judge. The law says what? Screw the law, I decide the interpretation of the law, and if I say black is white, then white it is. -
cntlvmenuf said on Jan 19, 2008....
Ha! I don't know any lawyers personally....but I do know the trick is knowing the law so that you can "manipulate' it to meet your ends. I don't much trust the court and justice system.....and don't think they address the root cause of issues.....just the symptoms....they keep cutting off the branches but the tree keeps sprouting new ones.Nobody's perfect....but who are we to throw the first stone??...in a court of law or in real life? Sometimes its just an excuse for hypocrates to remain that way.
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