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To 12./15/77 f,:,ank B. Scbwe lb . Chi.a:f.. Rousing and Credit Section /1 ( · h Brian Hef:t'IU"rutn . £ M :r · Harvey L. ·· Handley Housins Md Clt.edlt Sectf.o\1 P:r:oposed Motion for. SU.p.plem.n · tal Relief in ttnt t.sd StiltG.s v. !frump Managenent • t.ne. BrHt tlLHttaf l)J 17,·52-2$ ,{1£1, 'll'lf,I·l rr I., qn· J F • . . filfJlt 4. I .. " oi:IJD:bf.C . .. - , llfii'JIMF • wa are prepared to fila· the .MOtion fox S•pptemental R«<lief in the captioned ctura-. · 4l'l•sins . oo'Mp1.ianc• . of the defendant, a large .tp.arttoGnt management c(.nnpany,. \fitb .e Consent Decree •nter&d June 19.75.. Information to this Dt.\pa:tttt:Mn.t by a Jair Housing stoup in Ne1t Yot:k Ctty indLoate.s that same Tl: · Uftlp employees are danyina apartments :tn T1:ump bu.tldtn · gs · to bl.acke through the use of tactics, inolw!f.ng as to apax't.ment availability. discouragiai •• to apartment eondltiona, and dis• coutteousa treatment. : •• r•· r "11 •• Trump lnc. ts one of th'G 14t8fiat eampau!eB in the New York City ar••· "the defendant owns «rid man•s•• 37 apartment comple2te .a in H:ew York City, con.t:a:bt a tot ·a.l of f,694 u.a:tta. Tbf.s 9epartment fil-ed a co.mp.lat:Lnt agains .t 1frump on Ootobu 15 11 1.973. alteging tha.t: tbe company w.a• conducting i. ts apartn\Qnt b\ls:l.,nesa in of the Pair Houatna Act. Ow: · investtptton had turnfld t4l evidenee of d!aarimtn-at1on aaatnet the defendant at seven of its bld.lding : s. containing over llfJO r. ental units, where ditcl!f.ntlnatoory pl.'Al¢t1ces werb encounte"ted by b" · th 'bona .fide apartment applicants ·and · frem the o;en Houstng a loea1 fai:e hotUJtng l'rQUp. we. had been to inveattgate tbta rent«l policies of Trump by thf ft«w York City · !tWQan tights COD*%ttR1id.on. cc: RecordsV Chrono Handley Beffernan File USA - New York

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  • To 12./15/77

    f,:,ank B. Scbwe lb . Chi.a:f.. Rousing and Credit Section

    /1 ( · ~ h Brian Hef:t'IU"rutn . £ M :r · Harvey L. ·· Handley

    Atto'taeys~ Housins Md Clt.edlt Sectf.o\1 P:r:oposed Motion for. SU.p.plem.n·tal Relief in ttnt t.sd StiltG.s v. !frump Managenent • t.ne.

    BrHt tlLHttaf l)J 17,·52-2$

    ,{1£1, 'll'lf,I·l rr I., qn· J F • . . filfJlt 4. I .. "oi:IJD:bf.C . .. -, llfii'JIMF • wa are prepared to fila· the atta~hed .MOtion fox S•pptemental

  • · After a long aet-its o:.f delaying taot:Lca- by th• · defendant' .a uouns•W a Consent Ot'del:' waa ti.u~;1ly ente

  • ln eaoh oa•e, however, the ,-r:obletu ene•unt•J!•d by MO*t client had bMn b-ltoqht by it to the attention of l~vtna lskanaP:i • 'tttump··'• p:r~p•ll'ty tUnaa•tt • Mt. lekauat, who ie. a ve1ry. ooop&l:ative and~•.-•n• reapended promptly ·•di\ time, 4Uld the ~1tent U.IUA11y auoou

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    4411•4 (b)(7)(C) and idtnttfiGd (b) 7 c) and (b)(?) ackn . · ec.tged On 8 . ember 12 1917 at ailoQt 2:i~ R•f• t (b)(l)(C)

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    VaC#moy Uat:a f!t.~vidad 'tO: Gal by t'dmf •how tha,t ·n• fwe11 tdtM ef.ah;tan ~htJ:d-- --~tmht·t Wlfe. avaitahl.t at ~6hav.flft th~t the tJWmtn of J~y. IA1 Gulm-.; in bit ttueb-.lf ,, 1f77·., 1•tt•l:· .. t •• mat the ~' t•nta.t «sentt at $MR&av•n •mphatloa11r Ul\1 oy kt1~w1.tdt.J~ ot th6 abaYQ ltlctdant.

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    The 'lltl.!mp. vacane)r lifft p~ettar~d Sept.-e"J: 11 1977, 1hows eleven junior 3 ~ocJm: ap.a~nta av•llahle..at Mish.lttr.uter ... Halt. '!ha following weak• • 11tc oi te.ptemb:ell' • 8, · 1t77 • showd ten j uoiolt 3 . r001'1\ apat:tttuauta ava.tlable. ·~:o.y Cohu , 1o hls O

  • !ha ttump· v&ceo.v lS.eta fo"'l! both Auau•t 11 and: A.aguet 18, 1977, tndicultta that. 11 atud.lo ap.Cl:tmenta wer• avai1ebl:o at lea~b Ht.v'tint on both. U?r· In hf.:e Octot:utt ·3 lt1tter • loy Cohn sttttes that: l

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    We o~is:l.nally nottflad loy Cohn of thia ino:tdent on 8eptetnbe2: 19, 19?St and Trump-'s :rea on.se wae that 7G had alWAys been av.allflfJ'l.&, but tbat (b)(7)(C) wa• cda.nt about l:tc.,f.vtua apartment 7rr. wht · . 't · of. ·l~tal• elaim. had 4 depotd.t on it dtttins all ol (b)(7)(C) d6llto a with tbe•. 'the ao·oount. of thls ineident &!'t/$n by (b)(7)(C) at t:ftlll at f>y· the OHC lettet vbt~h firPJt apptf.sed us of tho. uttel:' cont~adteta ~rump'• poetelon. ·

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    On June 21, 1977, l

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    .. . l(b)(7)(C) l•l(b)(7)(C) . l who h6 bJ.ukt tltt\i tO Sbonltav4D in Brook :yn on 'PJ:ll 24. 'ttn .. ernt aak•4 tb.e " 't.ft.tal .aptttt l

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    wwr• 641 blactkl in th•ae 'bu11din-sa (ot' 6.61. of CMSO~cy). Th• 1•tt :a:'fJpot:t of 'f#Ul'llp lhfhfl that, on a.pttMD'hal1 10 _. 19171 th• n\Wbe• .,, )flaoks oecu.py:tag apa~tments •t bump 'bul.141nga had . 8lt0Wft ·to· 10\:1 (:or 10. 4Sl 0~ oc.o.upanof:).. Wbl1• thit it· . .an •~••• of 312 black p~t~rsotut (artd s.SS) ov•v a pel:locl of about 2 l/4 yaa~• ·• lt ta Rot •• t .-=t.tua •• .it lockt. At ot{ this dat:e of thit las1: T:tWIUII l'epo.~e • Ji1ttMn Tl:_, but 1df.nge (out of .31) ltt11 bad: f~orit O_.R ble..e:k o"upanoy. In additton. out of tM 101.! hlaok• t:etidins tn trutbf at.a•~~~¥nta • 541 (541 of all biackt) ~••t.de ttl only 9 complaMtJ (1aas than one• ...-rt•~ of "tttthf' • butldl.ni&).

    Of. 110i1e .pattt!outa• int~n:••t .ar:e ·th:fJ t:aoiat ftatlat:t.oe for the bulltttqa at 141\tch th4t above.:uaentlo:ned tnctdenta ocouwtd. !he tiawr•s a#• •• fo.llowa'

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    l of l.ae.f.a1 Oeeupaacy IHW!uallli!. ftl!lltlh fii..Jt.tM .. ~. Jai.Wim) lhuebaven 1111

    Vl1•hil!e Hall 9/77

    W11•htt:e Halt 8/1$

    ShnehaY.tln 1/76

    GJtYmta Hill 4/77

    BMob Raven 6/77

    "»~:attdltlt Hall Slto'l.ehavtm 4/7&

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  • Undtllt the otttcumt~&no-••. ·f .. t seems QPQPS"iete to 9¥oe•td by maan• o! • motion tow au•1ftment.a1 ¥el~f .. lattead of ntO'V:I.q to hold Offm·4antt· tn. oontfimft•!l

    Wl\at w tupon to ~k lt •••nna11y • · ~er ••non ef th• &nune •• aa o~taln•lly ._JHd. f.ht ewot«l pottu~ en Whtoh a W~ttld itt•ttt wuld :be lul:tht:r 1rlfi"tt1ns co the ·~pal louA.nl Cent•~~ P. vltv of th•t ·pro-·vuto-n'•• ~a:tlfated elfectlvene••·

    Given thia Qpfoaub, • b4\11Wa that w s.heu\4 p1t00nd by •1 tJf a t\tSct ·lce tett•"-'1 puap.ap~ 8 Of the h4u .l\PM1t• lo ·r-4Mful:n tbl• iln •1 oaH. 'Ou't pate hl·auor1 of .._ltnaa with*· tobn •'-• ~he .-oa,act of· mtsotldtona with bl• · au ••tnautf.."Vft ed; hut h4t ta 11-.t,. ta b• •v• • .,.. Ul1p1'AIAnt: ue ••l. ·with it w ftlt without no.ttoe.