Gus Saltonstall
August 4, 2026
Following an investigation by a housing watchdog group, a major Upper West Side landlord has been sued for allegedly overcharging residents on rent and illegally destabilizing units in multiple neighborhood buildings.
The lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court on Tuesday by 12 residents of four different Upper West Side buildings owned and managed by Weinreb Management. The residents accused the landlord of illegally overcharging tenants to the tune of more than an estimated $12.5 million.
[…] The lawsuit was filed following an investigation by Housing Rights Initiative into Weinreb Management, with the support of Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Councilmember Gale Brewer, and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal.
[…] “This class action suit is especially important when the median rent in Manhattan is close to $5,300 a month. It’s imperative that we enforce the laws that prevent landlords from deregulating affordable apartments,” Hoylman-Sigal told the Rag on the phone. “Rent stabilized apartments are an endangered species in places like the Upper West Side, and we need to everything we can to protect their continued existence. They are an incredibly important source of housing for lower and middle income Manhattanites.”
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