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Tenants: Landlord rented illegal apartment

A family that just moved from a shelter says it has been living in an illegal Morrisania basement apartment that is in need of renovations. Peeling paint, holes in the walls, leaking ceilings and broken

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A family that just moved from a shelter says it has been living in an illegal Morrisania basement apartment that is in need of renovations. Peeling paint, holes in the walls, leaking ceilings and broken

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