Tenants Ordered To Leave Judge’s Order Ending 2 Years Of Argument By LIBBY CUDMORE Melania Pervu confers with her lawyer. Judge Lambert allowed her to seek another attorney ONEONTA - Two years after City Hall first declared the former Oneonta Hotel unsafe for occupancy, Judge John F. Lambert ordered the remaining tenants vacate the building by Thursday, Feb. 7. “Ultimately, the judge recognized the imminent danger that exists in the building and took action,” said Mayor Gary Herzig after the…
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CITY TOLD: ASK JUDGE TO ORDER HOTEL EMPTIED City Attorney: 'We Want Everyone Out For Own Safety, As Soon As Possible' By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A shower stall with peeling paint and missing tiles was one of the images contained in a report that followed the city's Code Enforce Office report on 195 Main St. after a Tuesday, Jan. 15, inspection. ONEONTA – The waiting game is coming to an end. Merzig City Attorney David Merzig and building…
Many Dangers Found At Hotel City, Landlords Return To Court By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA - At 195 Main St., five of the 40 apartments don't have kitchen appliances. Many are without operating smoke detectors. Window panes are cracked and fixed with tape. And suspended ceiling tiles cover the sprinkler system, rendering it inoperable in a fire. "There are still considerable violations," said Mayor Gary Herzig. "We have an obligation to make sure everybody in the city lives in a building…
ONEONTA HOTEL FAILS INSPECTION The former Oneonta Hotel was declared "unsafe" by City Hall in late 2017. A recent inspection found that enough violations still exist that the city wants County Judge John Lambert to enforce the Order to Vacate put in place at that time. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com) By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Merzig Pervu ONEONTA – Citing missing kitchen appliances, holes in the ceiling and a blocked sprinkler system, among nearly a dozen pages of code violations, the…
JUDGE CONFIRMS ORDER: Oneonta Hotel Repairs Must Be Made By Jan. 11 By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The former Oneonta Hotel, 195 Main St., in its glory days during the first half of the 20th Century. ONEONTA – In an order by county Judge John Lambert, owner Melania Pervu must make all repairs to the building at 195 Main St. before the Jan. 11, 2019 deadline or she could be held in contempt of court, according to a…
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