‘Squatter’ Turns $7M Park Avenue Townhouse into Poker, Prostitution Den, Claims Lawsuit
An alleged squatter at a $7 million Park Avenue property is ruffling the plumage of his rich neighbors. That’s allegedly as a result of he transformed the five-bedroom brownstone townhouse right into a “members solely” high-stakes poker and prostitution den.
Kenyatti Adams is accused of operating high-stakes poker video games and prostitution on the property, however claims he can’t depart due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Picture: Kenyatti Adams/Fb)
In keeping with a lawsuit filed by the proprietor of the property, Mitch Spaiser, a person named Kenyatti Adams is at the moment utilizing the residence “to host unlawful poker video games, to host intercourse trafficking and prostitution actions, and to carry unlawful after-hours events.”
The plaintiff desires the alleged interloper evicted. However Adams says he’s unable to depart as a result of the monetary pressures of COVID-19 have left him debilitated and unable to pay the lease. He has demanded tens of 1000’s of {dollars} to vacate, in accordance with the criticism.
Adams goes by the identify “BigBodyYatti.” He describes himself on his Instagram account as an app designer and “NYC POWER BROKER,” caps his personal. He additionally claims he has hyperlinks to King of Diamonds Atlanta, a strip membership in Forest Park, Ga.
‘Den of Iniquity’
Spaiser purchased the Park Avenue property as an funding. However in accordance with court docket paperwork, his nest egg shortly turned a nest of vipers after he rented it to Brazilian inside designer Patricia Taub for $16,000 monthly.
Unknown to her landlord, Taub sublet the property to a different defendant within the swimsuit named Ashley Jurman. That’s when complaints about delinquent habits got here streaming in to the New York’s 311 hotline.
In keeping with the filings, the NYPD obtained 14 complaints about unruly habits on the home within the ensuing 4 months. This included one from a neighbor who was out of city when partygoers broke into his condo. One reveler was captured on video strolling into the property along with his pants down and genitals on show.
It seems that they’re utilizing the condo as a membership. Loud music, marijuana scent, not following social distancing guidelines. Not carrying masks. Two males that act as bouncers standing exterior. This occurs on the weekend,” a neighbor complained to the Division of Buildings in December 2020.
$1K Minimal Purchase-in
Adams is now believed to be the only real occupant. The events he allegedly organizes on the property are promoted on social media. One put up exhibits a poker desk arrange inside with the partitions painted black.
And whereas Adams has denied, by way of his lawyer, that he’s doing something unlawful, a promo from June introduced “BigBodyYatti” could be holding a poker sport with a $1,000 minimal buy-in. The occasion would come with drinks and “expertise,” the put up stated.
“It is a case of essentially the most egregious abuse of New York’s tenant safety legal guidelines being wrongfully utilized by unhealthy actors to govern and benefit from the system on the expense of the homeowners,” Spaiser’s lawyer, Victor Feraru, instructed The New York Put up.
