South Williamsburg Couple Sue Over Tenant Who Turned Their Loft Building Into a Police Magnet

Harold and Elena Joyce allege their landlord installed a disturbing new occupant in apartment 2B who brought a string of late-night police visits and harassing phone calls to their otherwise quiet building.

Harold and Elena Joyce have filed suit over conditions in their South Williamsburg loft building.
The complaint centres on a tenant placed in apartment 2B whom the Joyces allege triggered repeated police responses.
The pair describe a pattern of harassing phone calls they attribute to the situation surrounding the new occupant.
The landlord is named as a defendant, with the Joyces alleging he had knowledge of the conditions.
The case, reported by Curbed, adds to a growing body of New York litigation over landlord liability for neighbour conduct.

Harold and Elena Joyce say they had an unremarkable life in their South Williamsburg loft until a new tenant moved into apartment 2B. According to a complaint reported by Curbed, things deteriorated from there.

The filing describes a series of police visits to the building and a pattern of harassing phone calls the Joyces allege were connected to the occupant of 2B. The landlord is named as a defendant on the theory that he placed the tenant there and knew, or should have known, what followed.

South Williamsburg loft buildings do not generally advertise themselves as addresses with recurring law enforcement call-outs. The Joyces allege this one became one.

The complaint does not appear to have been filed against the tenant of 2B directly. It targets the landlord — the party, the Joyces argue, who made the introduction.

The identity of the man in 2B is not named in the public reporting on the filing. His lease, presumably, is.