#MikeandSteveSpera

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5/7/18 ACTION ALERT FOR  441 Brooklyn Ave: CITY SHUTDOWNS DANGEROUS ELEVATOR at 411 Brooklyn Ave!  Spera Brothers / ABBA Realty Manager is NOT concerned about tenants safety and instead said "tenants who reported the broken elevator to 311 are to blame for the inconvenience"

The 411 Brooklyn Ave Tenants Association is asking the community to  Please Call 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera, Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them we the elevator at 411 Brooklyn Ave to be fixed IMMEDIATELY

Background:

On May 1st, 2018, Tenants at 411 Brooklyn Ave reported to Equality for Flatbush that the Dept of Buildings had shut the elevator at their 6-story apartment building. There are many tenants, some of whom live on the top floors or have small children who will struggle with daily tasks like doing laundry, carrying packages, or groceries while the elevator is out. The last time the elevator was out, it was down for several months. Some elderly tenants were forced to move out temporarily from their apartments until the elevator was fixed.  

When a tenant leader, simply called the Spera management office to find out how long the elevator would be out, she was appalled to learn that the manager was not at all concerned about the safety of the tenants but instead said, "tenants who reported the broken elevator to 311 are to blame for the inconvenience" .  This is incredibly alarming given that The 411 Brooklyn Ave Tenants Association is currently engaged in a legal battle with for repairs against Mike and Steve Spera of ABBA Realty. Tenants have also reported over the last few days that water and other services have been turned off without being notified.

Again, the 411 Brooklyn Ave Tenants Association is asking the community to  Please Call 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them we the elevator at 411 Brooklyn Ave to be fixed IMMEDIATELY

BEFORE IT'S GONE // TAKE IT BACK: Documenting Brooklyn - Fighting Gentrification (B4G) is the  Brooklyn-wide anti-gentrification campaign of Equality for Flatbush

www.equalityforflatbush.org

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack

#MikeandSteveSpera #441 Brooklyn Ave #Crown Heights #beforeitsgone

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New Video : Documenting the unsafe conditions & lack repairs Apt 3E at 441 Brooklyn Ave #ABBARealty https://youtu.be/cY5Ec3ZkWBs

Please Call Abba Realty  at 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS  at 441 Brooklyn Ave

For years tenants at 441 Brooklyn Avenue have been fighting their landlords,  Mike and Steve Spera/Abba Realty for repairs, mold removal, extermination, and building a ramp.

Since 2016, several tenants have reported dealing with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for nearly a year. Thanks to Tommy Stang for editting this video! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6254320/

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack

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New E4F video : The 441 Brooklyn Ave Tenants fight for repairs from Abba Realty 

Film by Tom Knight @tomknight91  for The E4F Video Strike Force 

https://youtu.be/RoXL1Y2mTOg

Since 2016, The 411 Brooklyn Ave Tenants Association has been in struggle to obtain vital repairs and against tenant harassment from their landlords Mike and Steve Spera of ABBA Realty .  In 2018, the tenants filed an HPD action against their landlord are currently in a legal battle . 

The 411 Brooklyn Ave Tenants Association  are demanding their landlord Mike and Steve Spera of ABBA Realty : 

1. Build a proper ramp IN FRONT of the building.

2. Fix the elevator and make the safety certificate available.

3. Fix the roof alarm

4. Fix the cracks in the floor and grounds around the building.

 Please Call 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera, Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] and say you support the 441 Brooklyn Ave tenants demands 

 #MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack

BEFORE IT'S GONE //TAKE IT BACK: Documenting Brooklyn - Fighting Gentrification is a Brooklyn-wide project of Equality for Flatbush see www.beforeitsgone.co 

#MyNYCLandlord #MikeandSteveSpera #abbarealty

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Pack the court for The 441 Brooklyn Ave Tenants Association 2/26 10:30am 141 Livingston Street Room 407Wear your #BrooklynIsNOTforSale or #DefendBrooklyn T-shirts or wear Black https://www.facebook.com/events/1985563628383576/ Join the 441 Brooklyn Ave Tenants in court against their landlords Mike & Steve Spera who own #AbbaRealty. Mike and Steve Spera, are notorious for tenant harassment at 441 Brooklyn Ave including not making repairs, not providing extermination or mold removal. Tenants continue to deal with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for over a year. Please Call- 718.677.1667. ask for Mike Spera, Steve Spera or Carmella Chapman &/ or email Carmella Chapman at [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS at 441 Brooklyn Ave #MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack

#MikeandSteveSpera #MyNYCLandlord #abbarealty #beforeitsgone #takeitback

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VICTORY!!!  The Tenants of Apt 3E at 441 Brooklyn Ave have reported that the multiple repairs have either been completed or almost done in their apartment !!!  THANK YOU for your calls & support  #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack #Wearewinning

Background :

9/30/17 Video: Documenting the unsafe conditions & lack repairs Apt 3E at 441 Brooklyn Ave #ABBARealty

https://youtu.be/cY5Ec3ZkWBs

For years tenants at 441 Brooklyn Avenue have been fighting their landlords,  Mike and Steve Spera/Abba Realty for repairs, mold removal, extermination, and building a ramp.

Since 2016, several tenants have reported dealing with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for nearly a year.

Thanks to Tommy Stang for editing this video! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6254320/

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack

#MYNYCLANDLORD #NoEvictionZone #MikeandSteveSpera #abbarealty

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#BlackTenantsMatter!!! Tenants at 441 Brooklyn Ave held a community action on Jan 18th because they are currently in court against their landlords Mike & Steve Spera who own .#AbbaRealty. Mike and Steve Spera, are notorious for tenant harassment at 441 Brooklyn Ave including not making repairs, not providing extermination or mold removal . Tenants continue to deal with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for over a year . Please Call- 718.677.1667. ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera or Carmella Chapman &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS at 441 Brooklyn Ave #MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack

#441brooklynave #takeitback #brooklyn #abbarealty #blacktenantsmatter #mikeandstevespera #noevictionzone #beforeitsgone #crownheights #mynyclandlord

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Tenants at 441 Brooklyn Ave held a community action on Jan 18th because they are currently in court against their landlords Mike & Steve Spera who own .#AbbaRealty. Mike and Steve Spera, are notorious for tenant harassment at 441 Brooklyn Ave including not making repairs, not providing extermination or mold removal . Tenants report continue to deal with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for over a year . Please Call- 718.677.1667. ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera or Carmella Chapman &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS at 441 Brooklyn Ave #MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack

#abbarealty #crownheights #beforeitsgone #brooklyn #noevictionzone #takeitback #441brooklynave #mynyclandlord #mikeandstevespera

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UPDATE as of 3:10pm 11/20  Action Alert : Demand that Abba Realty give the family in Apt 5C at 441 Brooklyn Ave  a new stove ! Make repairs now! Stop charging tenants for appliance

ABBA Realty is saying that they will give the tenants of Apt 5C at 441 Brooklyn Ave an USED stove for free   The tenants say NO!  They want a new stove especially since they have been forced to pay for their own repairs including for the bathtub and tiles . (VIDEO Attached).  

There is a young child in this household so please Flood Abba Realty with calls! Call  718.677.1667.  Ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them  to Give the tenants in Apt 5C at 441 Brooklyn Ave a NEW stove NOW  ! WAIVE THE $5 Fee !  Stop charging tenants for appliances  at 441 Brooklyn Ave , make the repairs and provide extermination :

Background : https://beforeitsgone.co/stories/zm3LSr

#abbarealty #MikeandSteveSpera #441 Brooklyn Ave #Crown Heights

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Trigger warning : #​Rat infestation video at #WestburyCT ​Equality for Flatbush obtained video taken in February of a rat infestation at 2100 Westbury Court owned by Mike and Steve Spera of #AbbaRealty . According to residents " Rats were walking up and down Westbury Court. They were coming from the back area where garbage cans are station and a closed area where the Super separates the garbage and recycleables. Young adults who live in the building and some who visit friends in 2100 Westbury Ct counted 150 rats around the building. They filmed the rat infestation, posted the video to news outlets. 311 was called and investigators came out and found piles of garbage behind the closed area. Two large dumpters filled with black garbage bags taken away. " If you have information , pictures or video of rat infestation on Westbury Court please contact us [email protected] or call /text [phone] En Español: [email protected] or call/text [phone] En Kréyol: [email protected] or call/text [phone] #MYNYCLandlord #Flatbush #Brooklyn

#westburycourt #MikeandSteveSpera #TheSperaBrothers #brooklyn #MyNYCLandlord

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Tenants at 441 Brooklyn Ave are fighting to get their landlords, Mike and Steve Spera, to provide proper extermination services in their building. Tenants have reported to The 441 Brooklyn Avenue Tenant Association, that there is an ongoing mice, bedbug, and roach problem due to lack of consistent monthly extermination being provided building-wide. There are several photographs documenting mouse droppings and captured mice, along with other evidence of continued issues with rodents. Numerous tenants have complained about experiencing bedbugs.

Tenants are asking for two scheduled extermination dates per month, one on the weekend and one on a weekday to respect the religious and cultural diversity of the building. They are asking these demands be met by July 15th, 2018. 

Please SIGN and SHARE the community petition to support the tenant association:

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/637/334/178/?cid=headerClick

To learn more about the harassment tenants of 441 Brooklyn Ave are facing please watch our New E4F video: The 441 Brooklyn Ave Tenants fight for repairs from Abba Realty 

Film by Tom Knight @tomknight91  for The E4F Video Strike Force 

https://youtu.be/RoXL1Y2mTOg

 #MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack

BEFORE IT'S GONE //TAKE IT BACK: Documenting Brooklyn - Fighting Gentrification is a Brooklyn-wide project of Equality for Flatbush see www.beforeitsgone.co 

#MyNYCLandlord #abbarealty #Crown Heights #beforeitsgone #take it back

[equalityforflatbush]

VICTORY at 441 Brooklyn Ave - BRAND New STOVE  (photo below) delivered today with no rent increase !!

As of 3:36 on 11/21  the tenants in Apt 5C at 441 Brooklyn Ave  have gotten a new stove  and want to send their thanks to everyone in the community who circulated the action alert and called ABBA Realty  ----Proving again when we struggle,  we win.

Background on tenant harassment at 441 Brooklyn Ave  : https://beforeitsgone.co/stories/zm3LSr

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack

#MYNYCLANDLORD #ABBARealty #Beforeitsgone

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Meet Marlena: The tenants of 441 Brooklyn Ave talk about the lack of repairs & extermination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pChyHwZoqEA

For years tenants at 441 Brooklyn Avenue have been fighting their landlords,  Mike and Steve Spera/Abba Realty for repairs, mold removal, extermination, and building a ramp.

Since 2016, several tenants have reported dealing with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for nearly a year.

Please Call- 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS  at 441 Brooklyn Ave

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack  

#MyNYCLandlord #441 Brooklyn Ave #No Eviction Zone #brooklyn #Crown Heights #beforeitsgone

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Meet Debbie Kemp: The tenants of 441 Brooklyn Ave talk about the lack of repairs & extermination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZPVxOc-bDw&feature=youtu.be

For years tenants at 441 Brooklyn Avenue have been fighting their landlords,  Mike and Steve Spera/Abba Realty for repairs, mold removal, extermination, and building a ramp.

Since 2016, several tenants have reported dealing with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for nearly a year.

Please Call- 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS  at 441 Brooklyn Ave

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack  

#beforeitsgone #MyNYCLandlord #brooklyn #441 Brooklyn Ave #No Eviction Zone #tenants fightback

[equalityforflatbush]

Meet Sonia The tenants of 441 Brooklyn Ave talk about the lack of repairs & extermination https://youtu.be/Fq3Z7KBLt_4

For years tenants at 441 Brooklyn Avenue have been fighting their landlords,  Mike and Steve Spera/Abba Realty for repairs, mold removal, extermination, and building a ramp.

Since 2016, several tenants have reported dealing with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for nearly a year.

Please Call- 718.677.1667.  ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera  or Carmella Chapman  &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS  at 441 Brooklyn Ave

#MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty  #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone  #TakeItBack  

#MyNYCLandlord #No Eviction Zone #Abba Realty #441 Brooklyn Ave #beforeitsgone #take it back #brooklyn

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#blacktenantsmatter Tenants at 441 Brooklyn Ave held a community action on Jan 18th because they are currently in court against their landlords Mike & Steve Spera who own .#AbbaRealty. Mike and Steve Spera, are notorious for tenant harassment at 441 Brooklyn Ave including not making repairs, not providing extermination or mold removal . Tenants continue to deal with bedbug, roach, and mice infestations because the building has not been properly exterminated for over a year . Please Call- 718.677.1667. ask for Mike Spera , Steve Spera or Carmella Chapman &/ or email Carmella Chapman at : [email protected] - TELL them to provide EXTERMINATION & Make REPAIRS at 441 Brooklyn Ave #MYNYCLANDLORD #MikeandSteveSpera #ABBARealty #441BrooklynAve #NoEvictionZone #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #Beforeitsgone #TakeItBack (at Abba Realty Associates, Inc.)

#brooklyn #beforeitsgone #abbarealty #mikeandstevespera #mynyclandlord #noevictionzone #blacktenantsmatter #takeitback #crownheights #441brooklynave

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Important Update on 2110 #WESTBURYCOURT - New Apartment Options by Tues 9/6

please forward widely

Update 8/29/2016 #MyNYCLandlord #WestburyCourt #SperaBrothers #AbbaRealty #Flatbush #Brooklyn #NoEvictionZone

#WEareWinning Because of your calls and emails, Steve and Mike Spera have agreed to have a list of AFFORDABLE apartment options for the family in 1R at 2110 Westbury Court by Tuesday 9/6.

This is important because just over this weekend, there was YET ANOTHER LEAK in the living room of apartment 1R!   For 8 years, this single mom has spent thousands to replace furniture and on cleaning services so her 7-year old daughter who has asthma, wouldn't get sick from all the mold and mildew created by the water damage.

This family has been asking to MOVE to a new apartment for 3 years! Tuesday, September 6th is now the deadline for landlords, #SteveandMikeSpera to provide this family with a list of AFFORDABLE apartment options. Please stay ready and vigilant to call again if the Speras do not hold up their end of agreement to move this family into a new apartment ASAP!

Thank you for your activism Imani Henry, Lead Organizer, Equality for Flatbush

#westburycourt #MikeandSteveSpera #MyNYCLandlord #noevictionzone #flatbush #brooklyn #tenantharssment