Section 8 tenant - ways to remove aside from housing court

[Andy Yu]

Hi I help my mother manage a property in NYC - brooklyn with a elderly (80s) section 8 tenant. He has been there since 2007, but has been trouble the last few years. Due to covid, he stopped paying his share of the rent which is ok as I now have bigger problems to contend with. He has been calling 311 for inspection and having violations reported for damage he has caused due to neglect and malicious intent for the past year. In addition, he will not allow us to access to his apartment for any repairs. He even built a wooden door structure in front of his apt door with a padlock to prevent access back in 2021. Whats more? he has been running the hot water intentionally to run up my water bill so my tenant dont have hot water to shower. my water bill is now $800 a month. Running the faucets all throughout the day has also caused moldy conditions in his unit which he of course reported as violations. I consulted attorneys who are telling me it will be at least a 2 year process to evict in housing court let alone all the protections services available for elderly / appeals he can raise. Is there any other way to have him out quicker?

[James Wise]

Quote from @Andy Yu:

Hi I help my mother manage a property in NYC - brooklyn with a elderly (80s) section 8 tenant. He has been there since 2007, but has been trouble the last few years. Due to covid, he stopped paying his share of the rent which is ok as I now have bigger problems to contend with. He has been calling 311 for inspection and having violations reported for damage he has caused due to neglect and malicious intent for the past year. In addition, he will not allow us to access to his apartment for any repairs. He even built a wooden door structure in front of his apt door with a padlock to prevent access back in 2021. Whats more? he has been running the hot water intentionally to run up my water bill so my tenant dont have hot water to shower. my water bill is now $800 a month. Running the faucets all throughout the day has also caused moldy conditions in his unit which he of course reported as violations. I consulted attorneys who are telling me it will be at least a 2 year process to evict in housing court let alone all the protections services available for elderly / appeals he can raise. Is there any other way to have him out quicker?

 Are there other ways? Yes. Are they legal? No.