Ben Shaoul is one of the more openly hated people on the Lower East Side....for all his slimy misdeeds as a landlord as he flashes his cash about. When researching him check variations on his last name like "Shaul" as well.
http://eastvillageeasteastvillage.blogspot.com/2010/08/ben-shaoul-finally-busted-penthouse-has.html
http://suzannahbtroy.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-york-post-article-on-ben-shaoul-and.html
http://eastvillageeasteastvillage.blogspot.com/2011/10/ny-times-wont-publish-this-letter.html
on this post a p.s. from me
"Besides suing to evict tenants, Shaoul has also rid the building of some low-rent occupants by paying them to leave. That was the case with Maria Perez, who had been paying $400 a month to live in the apartment where Jabin now pays nearly six times as much. Sources say Shaoul paid Perez $7500-an amount he'll recoup from Jabin's rent in less than four months. Neighbors are not sure where Perez and her family have gone. Some say she's in Santo Domingo, others say the Bronx.
In paying tenants to leave apartments and pursuing so many court actions, Shaoul is simply taking advantage of the ordinary resources landlords use to clear out a building. But tenants say he has also used extraordinary means. Otero says that Shaoul has harassed her by strolling into her apartment when her door is ajar, turning down the TV, and demanding they discuss a buy-out. She has repeatedly refused his offers. Otero believes that the landlord reported her to state child-abuse officials, who told her they were investigating a claim that her two children were in danger because of drug use in the household. Otero's brother, who lives with her, does have a five-year-old drug conviction, but she says he is tested for drugs every week in a rehab program, and is consistently drug-free. Sources say a final determination in the case is imminent."
