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$422K Recovered For Nearly 900 Long Island Tenants Illegally Denied Security Deposits $422K Recovered For Nearly 900 Long Island Tenants Illegally Denied Security Deposits
$422K Recovered For Nearly 900 Long Island Tenants Illegally Denied Security Deposits A real estate company was ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for illegally withholding security deposits from nearly 900 of Long Island tenants. On Friday, Jan. 20, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the recovery of $422,598.21 from Fairfield Properties, one of the largest residential property owners on Long Island, after an investigation that found the company routinely violated housing and tenant protection laws. Fairfield Properties withheld full or partial security deposits from 899 former tenants and did not provide tenants with a written itemized …

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by Nicole Valinote