Two Lawsuits Filed Against Princeton Landlord
Two plaintiffs allege Sandford Zeitler has a pattern of renting space that can not be legally used, then evicting tenants and keeping their security deposits.
Constance Messinger was thrilled to rent a room at 205 Nassau Street late last year. It was close to her job and she paid nearly $2,000 as a security deposit and first month’s rent. But she said things turned sour the day she arrived to move in. Landlord Sanford Zeitler told her the room was no longer available. She asked for her security deposit back, but says Zeitler refused. Instead, he offered a $600-per month 7-foot by 11-foot closet in the back of a bathroom used by eight men, she said. “He said take the room or you leave,” Messinger said. Without money or options, she agreed to take the room. Four months later she said was forced to leave after learning the room was an illegal rental and the building infested with bedbugs. She …
Chip
6:40 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013
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