`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 3
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`INDEX NO. 100526/2020
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`SUPREME
`COUNTY
`
`OF THE
`COURT
`OF NEW YORK
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`Barnet
`
`Liberman
`
`Board
`
`of Managers
`
`of Printing
`
`House
`
`Condominium
`
`-against-
`
`Verified_Complaint
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Index.
`
`No.
`
`Defendants.
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Barnet
`
`Liberman,
`
`complaining
`
`of
`
`the Defendants,
`
`alleges
`
`as follows:
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`1. Plaintiff
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`is a resident
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`of
`
`the County,
`
`City
`
`and State
`
`of New York,
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`residing
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`at 421
`
`Hudson
`
`Street.,
`
`New York,
`
`New York
`
`(the
`
`"Premises").
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`2. Upon
`
`information
`
`and
`
`belief,
`
`Defendant,
`
`Board
`
`of Managers
`
`of Printing
`
`House
`
`Condominium
`
`is a condominium
`
`association
`
`organized
`
`under
`
`the
`
`laws
`
`of
`
`the State
`
`of New York,
`
`hereinafter
`
`with
`
`offices
`
`at 421 Hudson
`
`Street,
`
`New York,
`
`referred
`
`to as the
`
`"Condominium".
`
`As
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`and
`
`for
`
`a First
`Plaintiff
`
`Cause
`
`of Action,
`as Follows:
`Alleges,
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`1
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`Defendant
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`has prevented
`
`me from
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`using
`
`and
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`enjoying
`
`my terrace
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`by
`
`removal
`
`of
`
`the
`
`spiral
`
`access
`
`staircase.
`
`Defendant
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`flagrantly
`
`trespassed
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`Defendant
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`has breached
`
`the
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`by
`
`laws
`
`and
`
`the
`
`condominium
`
`declaration.
`
`Defendant
`
`barricaded
`
`the Plaintiff's
`
`family
`
`into
`
`their
`
`unit
`
`on Saturday
`
`May
`
`9th
`
`Defendant
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`sealed
`
`the Plaintiff's
`
`windows
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`at 7 am on Monday
`
`1st
`
`June
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`2
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`3
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`6
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`Defendant's
`
`agent,
`
`Gazman,
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`assaulted
`
`my
`
`son
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`and
`
`confiscated
`
`his
`
`cell
`
`phone
`
`as my
`
`son Aaron
`
`Liberman
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`was
`
`leaning
`
`out
`
`to photograph
`
`the
`
`invasion.
`
`7
`
`8
`
`Defendant
`
`destroyed
`
`my property,
`
`breaking
`
`up
`
`stored
`
`Sukkah
`
`The Defendant
`
`has
`
`established
`
`a pattern
`
`of
`
`compromising
`
`my
`
`building
`
`families'
`
`material
`
`quiet
`
`enjoyment
`
`of
`
`the
`
`premises
`
`and
`
`pattern
`
`the Covid-19
`
`pandemic's
`
`of abusing
`
`restrictions
`
`in combination
`
`with
`
`claiming
`
`extraordinary
`
`privilege
`
`under
`
`Local
`
`Law
`
`11.
`
`9
`
`The
`
`defendant
`
`has
`
`acted
`
`with
`
`deceit
`
`which
`
`is obvious
`
`by
`
`reviewing
`
`the minutes
`
`of
`
`the
`
`January
`
`28 2020 meeting
`
`which
`
`make
`
`absolutely
`
`no mention
`
`of anykind
`
`about
`
`the
`
`danger
`
`of
`
`the
`
`spiral
`
`staircase
`
`or
`
`the
`
`need
`
`to remove
`
`them.
`
`As
`
`soon
`
`as the Covid-19
`
`focused
`
`the
`
`full
`
`the
`
`extra
`
`struck,
`
`the
`
`board
`
`immediately
`
`on removing
`
`stairs,
`
`knowing
`
`difficulty
`
`in opposing
`
`the
`
`removal
`
`in court
`
`because
`
`of
`
`the
`
`extraordinary
`
`restrictions
`
`placed
`
`on the
`
`courts.
`
`10
`
`The
`
`pattern
`
`of
`
`fraud
`
`and
`
`deceit
`
`was
`
`the
`
`standard
`
`operating
`
`procedure
`
`for
`
`their
`
`entire
`
`permitting
`
`process,
`
`A.
`
`The
`
`defendant
`
`never
`
`had
`
`a full
`
`board
`
`with
`
`a quorum
`
`to obtain
`
`the
`
`required
`
`approval
`
`until
`
`of
`
`June
`
`25th 2020
`
`as reflected
`
`in their minutes
`
`that meeting
`
`.
`
`B.
`
`The
`
`defendant
`
`made
`
`the
`
`application
`
`in absolute
`
`and
`
`flagrant
`
`violation
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bylaws
`
`and
`
`declaration
`
`which
`
`clearly
`
`require
`
`the Commercial
`
`Committee's
`
`approval
`
`for
`
`any
`
`and
`
`all
`
`actions
`
`which
`
`may
`
`affect
`
`them
`
`and
`
`the Plaintiff
`
`11
`
`The
`
`defendant
`
`ignored
`
`the
`
`requirement
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bylaws
`
`to have
`
`an arbitration
`
`if a
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`dispute
`
`arises
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`between
`
`the Residential
`
`and Commercial
`
`Committees.
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`12
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`Defendant,
`
`after
`
`clear
`
`notice
`
`from
`
`Plaintiff
`
`and Commercial
`
`Committee's
`
`counsel
`
`to
`
`cease
`
`and
`
`desist
`
`the willful
`
`destruction
`
`of
`
`the Commercial
`
`assets.
`
`13
`
`Defendant
`
`failed
`
`to review
`
`with
`
`the Plaintiff,
`
`engineer,
`
`William
`
`Brothers
`
`the
`
`proposals
`
`for
`
`securing
`
`the Spiral
`
`staircases,
`
`if
`
`required,
`
`and modifying
`
`the
`
`balustrade,
`
`which
`
`may
`
`indeed
`
`not
`
`be required
`
`instead
`
`they
`
`chose
`
`again
`
`without
`
`consultation
`
`with
`
`the Plaintiff
`
`to maximize
`
`the
`
`disruption,
`
`destruction
`
`and
`
`disclocation
`
`chose
`
`to remove
`
`the
`
`spiral
`
`stairs.
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`14
`
`Defendant
`
`has
`
`established
`
`a long
`
`pattern
`
`of
`
`fraud,
`
`harassment,
`
`intimidation,
`
`assault
`
`of our
`
`and
`
`invasion
`
`which
`
`has
`
`destroyed
`
`the
`
`peace
`
`home.
`
`15.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`has
`
`suffered
`
`and
`
`endures
`
`severe
`
`emotional
`
`distress.
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`16. Defendants
`
`possess
`
`the
`
`intent
`
`to cause,
`
`or exhibit
`
`disregard
`
`of a substantial
`
`probability
`
`of
`
`causing,
`
`severe
`
`emotional
`
`distress
`
`to Plaintiff.
`
`Defendants'
`
`17.
`
`conduct
`
`is the
`
`proximate
`
`cause
`
`of Plaintiff's
`
`severe
`
`emotional
`
`distress
`
`and
`
`fears.
`
`18. Defendants
`
`have
`
`acted
`
`in bad
`
`faith,
`
`purposefully,
`
`outrageously,
`
`with
`
`intent,
`
`malice
`
`and
`
`ill will,
`
`exhibiting
`
`what
`
`is equivalent
`
`to a criminal
`
`disregard
`
`for
`
`its actions.
`
`WHEREFORE,
`
`Plaintiff
`
`demands
`
`judgment
`
`as follows:
`
`(a)
`
`(b)
`
`any
`the
`
`A declaratory
`judgment
`declaration
`and
`the
`A permanent
`from
`injunction
`the Defendants
`stopping
`of
`the Commercial
`the
`interests
`effect
`area
`that may
`consent
`of
`the Commercial
`Committee
`and
`affected
`
`declaring
`
`that
`
`defendant
`
`is in breach
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bylaws
`
`any work
`doing
`owners
`Unit
`Commercial
`
`on
`without
`unit
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`owners.
`
`(c)
`
`Accordingly,
`additional
`And
`
`Defendants
`punitive
`
`are liable
`damaged
`
`to Plaintiff
`for
`an additional
`
`for
`
`of $5,000,000.
`damage
`$15,000,000.
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`.
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`Barnet
`
`Liberman
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`and
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`phone
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`VERIFICATION
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`) )
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`)
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`ss.:
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`COUNTY
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`the
`
`Barnet
`
`I,
`Plaintiff
`Answer
`
`and
`
`am
`I
`Verified
`to
`be
`I
`
`own
`my
`alleged
`believe
`
`in
`
`Liberman,
`this
`know
`
`except
`
`the
`
`knowledge,
`upon
`to
`
`it
`
`information
`
`be
`
`true.
`
`being
`
`action;
`content
`as
`to
`and
`
`the
`
`belief,
`
`duly
`have
`
`I
`
`sworn,
`read
`
`thereof;
`matters
`and
`
`depose
`the
`the
`therein
`
`as
`
`to
`
`those
`
`and
`
`say:
`
`true
`
`to
`
`foregoing
`same
`is
`stated
`matters
`
`Barnet
`
`Liberman
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`Sworn
`
`th
`
`to
`
`day
`
`before
`of
`
`July
`
`me
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`this
`2020
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