Ground Zero imam's NJ buildings 'firetraps'

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While the imam behind the planned mosque near Ground Zero was jetting around the globe touting his project, a pair of dilapidated apartment buildings he owns in New Jersey fell into such disrepair that cops have to stand watch in the event of a fire.

The fire watch, at taxpayer expense, was revealed during a court hearing yesterday where Union City lawyers asked to have two buildings owned by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf placed into receivership so that rents could be used to fix dozens of violations, including inoperable alarms and sprinklers.

Judge Thomas Olivieri gave Rauf's attorney, Tomas Espinosa, until Sept. 23 to produce evidence of Rauf's efforts to address all of the violations or lose control of the buildings. Espinosa said afterward: "The legal process will show that my client is an honorable man that has taken care of his property.


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1. The developer is in trouble too for failure to pay rent.

One wonders how they will put together the deal to get the bond offer done.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Park51-Community-Center-Developer-Evicted-From-SoHo-Office-for-Failing-to-Pay-Rent-102956934.html