{
  "id": 20173138,
  "title": "Nigerian owner of collapsed NYC building named on worst landlords list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/nigerian-owner-of-collapsed-nyc-building-named-on-worst-landlords-list",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T12:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-owner-of-collapsed-nyc-building-named-on-worst-landlords-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian-born landlord Olufemi Falade is named on New York City’s Worst Landlord Watchlist, after his Brooklyn apartment building collapsed, killing eight people. Falade, who owns the 1321 Flatbush Avenue property, has a history of poor maintenance, owing over $450,000 in fines, unpaid taxes, and water bills. He has appeared on the watchlist six times in the last decade, most recently in 2024. Falade was sentenced to 12 days in jail in 2006 and fined $50,000 for failing to address more than 1,800 violations at 12 Brooklyn buildings he owned. The building, which was 96 years old, had 98 open violations before collapsing on November 11. The city is investigating the cause of the collapse, and it is essential to identify any negligence that may have contributed to the tragedy.",
  "summary": "Olufemi Falade, the Nigerian-born owner of a collapsed NYC building that killed eight, has appeared on the city’s worst landlords list six times. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-owner-of-collapsed-nyc-building-named-on-worst-landlords-list/",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigerian landlord Olufemi Falade named on NYC Worst Landlord Watchlist",
    "Falade's Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people",
    "Falade has history of poor maintenance and violations"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}