Hunter Boone, 34, started the Starr St. Union a month ago after repeatedly calling 311 over the disrepair and occasionally 'unlivable' building conditions in his two-bedroom apartment, priced at $3,500 a month. Boone said he and his dog even both acquired a parasitic infection from the nasty conditions. In May, the two suffered from prolonged digestive issues and were unable to keep food down because of exposure to rat feces, medical records provided by Boone show.
'After that, that's when I was like, OK, I really need to get the city involved in this rat problem. ... If someone is charging this much, why does the building look like this? Wouldn't that mean that they are quote-unquote a slumlord?' he said.
During a tour of the eight-unit building with The Post, Boone showed the shocking conditions - including rat dropping on his countertops, a condemned backyard water-damaged ceilings and exposed holes in his bathroom floor.
'This is a fire hazard right here, these doors can't close properly on their own at the entrance. I actually printed out my own 'fire hazard' signs for this,' Boone said, pointing to one of the building's emergency violations.
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