Law Firm Who Served Eviction Notices to King’s Students Has Dubious History

(OPINION) Many students at The King’s College are aware of the multiple overdue rent notices and the service of an eviction threat from a debt collector to student residents. However, many do not know about the actual debt collector Kucker Marino Winarsky & Bittens. The multi-million dollar firm describes itself as “a highly respected Manhattan law firm” focusing on real estate and corporate law. Still, I can’t help but wonder: How respected can Kucker be when the New York Attorney General investigated them two separate times?

Overdue Rent Notices Persist for On-Campus Residents

Students living in the Albee on-campus housing have continued to receive statements concerning The King’s College’s overdue rent, with many citing a 14-day deadline. On-campus residents received letters in the mail from Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, a debt collector on behalf of the Albee residences concerning the overdue rent on Thursday, Feb. 23. Students then received notices from Spencer Albee Equities, the building management, on Friday, Feb. 24. These stated that the leaseholder (King’s) has 14 days from Feb. 21 to pay their rent.

Students Receive Overdue Rent Notices for Albee Apartments

Students received single-page notices slipped under their apartment doors at Albee on-campus housing explaining that The King’s College owes at least $200,000 in rent on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Most of the statements cited between $9,000 and $10,000 as the rent due on each apartment. In response to the notices, King’s sent out an email shortly after saying that “this notice is addressed to The King’s College and poses no legal risk to you or change in the status of your housing situation.”

DeVos Hall Put Up For Sale — Students Living On-Campus to Move to City Point

DeVos Hall is being listed for sale and all on-campus students will be living in one building this fall, according to an announcement from the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, June 21.