Landlord Jay-Z’s Tenant Troubles

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According to FoxNews, Jay-Z’s legal team is accused of harassing the tenants in a Philadelphia luxury building. Jay-Z and the company SCC North American Realty, LLC, own and operate a 24-unit condominium complex.

The tenants there are claiming that they are being forced out of their homes with frivolous lawsuits and other harassment tactics. Over half have already been forced out. Several of the tenants in this building have contacted FoxNews to report the unfair treatment they have been receiving.

Liza Tedeschi who used to be a tenant of this building told FoxNews.com, “I’ve been in tears over this… They filed a lawsuit against me knowing that I had paid the rent. The lawyer admitted it to me, yet they still filed the lawsuit against me. It’s total and utter harassment.” Tedeschi even said the legal team went as far as giving out the personal cell phone number of apartments that were not for sale to realtors.

2010 Coachella Photos – Jay-ZThe residents are so aggravated they have taken matter to the Pennsylvania Senator Larry Farnese, who sent Jay-Z’s attorney a letter on August 12th. He asked the management to thoroughly investigate each case in detail and handle the tenants on a case-by-case basis to establish if the eviction was valid. Kathie Abookire, Sen. Farnese’s Communications Director told FoxNews “Our concern is for the tenant, that they’re being treated properly, fairly and in accordance with the law. The owner of the building is immaterial. The fact that someone may be famous is not our concern.”