NYC's Top Ten Worst Landlords

A top 10 list of bad landlords is out - most of them are absentee owners accused of letting their buildings rot and their tenants suffer.

So hundreds of tenants from all five boroughs gathered to say enough is enough. It's time to start naming names. on the ones they call the city's top 10 worst landlords.
Number one - a man named Aaron Parnes. Until recently he owned the building with the rats and leaks that according to one tenant, have actually become dangerous. Also every time they turn on the faucet, they get a shock."

The landlord, Mr. Parnes, didn't return c from the media but advocates say he recently sold this property with 693 violations.

The bottom line - the tenants want more city inspections but they're also hoping the new list shames the landlords into compliance. They say the campaign won't end here.

The city's department of housing, preservation and development say they know the landlords on this list, and HPD even spent $57,000 of taxpayer money to fix things.