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Imam at center of Islamic center controversy named in lawsuit
CNN ^ | Sept. 14, 2010 | Laura Batchelor
Posted on September 14, 2010 3:43:32 PM PDT by La Enchiladita

The imam at the center of the controversy surrounding a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is now the defendant in a law suit, according the paperwork filed today at Hudson County Superior Court.

The lawsuit alleges Feisal Abdul Rauf’s company, Sage Development, which owns two buildings in Union City, New Jersey, failed to properly maintain the buildings and apartments. One building contains 32 residential units and the second contains 16 units, according to the lawsuit.

“From 1996 to 2010, the city responded to no less than 30 complaints from tenants predicated upon various health and safety concerns, including lack of heat, mold inside apartments, garbage issues, bed bugs, foul odors, dirty hallways and the lack of utilities/heat,” the filing says.

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The larger of the two buildings has been vacant since a fire damaged the property on February 8, 2008. According to the lawsuit, Union City Fire Officials issued 12 fire code violations over one year prior to the fire. In the second apartment building, more than two units were found to be ingested with bed bugs after complaints of improperly stored garbage.

1 posted on September 14, 2010 3:43:35 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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