NY AG Letitia James slapped with summons for having illegal fence by Brooklyn brownstone at center of federal mortgage fraud probe



Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James better mend fences — or pay up.

James is set to appear before an administrative law judge Oct. 8, where she faces up to $500 in fines for having a 5-foot, 6-inch high fence in front of her multi-family home in the Clinton Hill Historic District. The brownstone is the focus of a federal mortgage fraud investigation.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to appear before an administrative law judge Oct. 8, where she faces up to $500 in fines for having a 5-foot, six-inch high fence in front of her multi-family home in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill Historic District – well above the legal four-foot limit. Robert Miller

The city Buildings Department slapped the far-left pol with the summons July 23 after fielding at least three anonymous complaints since April which claimed the black iron fence exceeded the 4-foot height limit, records show.

New Yorkers are “tired of double standards,” and all public officials — including James — must follow the rules like any other New York City homeowner, said City Councilman Robert Holden.

“If the DOB summons and mortgage questions are accurate, Attorney General Letitia James should bring the fence into compliance, pay any penalties, and be fully transparent, because no one is above the law,” added the moderate Queens Democrat.

James is accused of falsely claiming her Brooklyn brownstone has four units even though city records show it had a “certificate of occupancy” for five units around the time she purchased it in 2001. Leonardo Munoz

James can avoid fines if she removes the fence or lowers it to a legal height, by Sept. 26.

Residents on the tree-lined block nestled between St. James Place and Grand Avenue said they were unaware James was breaking any rules, including one woman who insisted James inherited the fence when she purchased the 120-year-old brownstone in 2001.

The U.S. Department of Justice since April has been investigating allegations that James committed mortgage fraud by falsifying records to receive favorable loan terms on both the Clinton Hill property and another she co-owns in Virginia with a niece. Matt Roberts/Shutterstock

The longtime neighbor also pointed to at least one other home on the block with a high fence that hadn’t been ticketed.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating allegations James committed mortgage fraud by falsifying records to receive favorable loan terms on the Clinton Hill property and another she co-owns in Virginia with a niece.

The summons is considered “curable,” so James can avoid fines and having to appear before an administrative judge if she removes the fence or replaces it by Sept. 26 with one that meets legal height requirements. Leonardo Munoz

She’s slammed the fraud allegations as “baseless” and claimed they were a direct result of her long history of legal battles with President Trump.

James is also late paying an annual $13 property registration fee required by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development on the Brooklyn home, records show.

James did not return messages.

Credit to Nypost AND Peoples

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