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NEW YORK CITY—The New York City Department of Buildings levied a total of $210,000 in fines against the Kushner Companies earlier this week in connection with allegations the firm falsified more than 40 permit applications at some of its properties in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The Kushner Companies blamed the violations on possible errors by a third-party consultant, according to a report in the Real Deal.
The Department of Buildings tells Globest.com that the $210,000 in fines were for false filings on construction permit applications. In total the DOB found 42 such violations at 17 Kushner buildings. The false filing violations were specifically related to the rent-stabilization status of tenants living in the buildings at the time, the DOB stated.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
