Some good justice being done. From the New York Post:
COURT UPHOLDS BIANCA JAGGER'S EVICTION
New York's top court upheld Bianca Jagger's eviction from a rent-stabilized Manhattan apartment, concluding Thursday that foreigners on tourist visas generally can't claim New York digs as a "primary residence."
The globe-trotting human rights activist and ex-wife of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger was evicted in December from the Upper East Side apartment she rented for 20 years. She hasn't lived in the apartment for the past few years because of a dispute over asbestos and fungus contamination that led to a lawsuit against landlord Katz Park Avenue Corp.
"There are still claims for legal fees and unpaid rent and use and occupancy," said attorney Magda Cruz, the landlord's lawyer. She said there's no way of knowing how many New York tenants on tourist visas might be affected by the ruling since tenants generally don't disclose their visa status when they rent.
Jagger's lawyer, Roger Olson, did not immediately return a call Thursday.
Jagger was renting the 18th-floor Park Avenue space for $4,614 a month when a judge imposed a fine in 2006 and ordered her to pay months of back rent, though she said the apartment was uninhabitable because of the contamination. The apartment has since been leased to another tenant.
As that dispute wore on, the landlord evicted Jagger, saying she wasn't entitled to rent control protections.
Sheesh - asbestos is only an issue if it is disturbed by construction and mold is just basic building maintenance (keep it dry) and sanitation. The idea that she was able to get a Park Avenue apartment for under $5K is amazing -- I do not live on her planet. Good that the landlord was able to get a favorable judgement...
