Bianca Jagger Loses Her Apartment in New York City
The New York City apartment rented by Bianca Jagger – Mick’s ex-wife – is no longer hers, according to a New York court. On October 23, the court ruled that Jagger had been lawfully evicted from the rent-controlled New York City apartment because of her visa status. Jagger, a British citizen, has held a B-2 tourist visa for years.
Katz Park Avenue Corporation, the apartment managers for Jagger’s ritzy New York City apartment on the Upper East Side, are probably happy to see her go. Not only will they be able to raise the rent on the apartment now that she’s gone (from the rent-controlled-yet-still-mindblowing $4600-per-month she had been paying), but they won’t have to deal with the dispute she raised a few years ago about the apartment’s purported mold problems, which resulted in Jagger withholding rent payments.
The New York City Court of Appeals judge in the apartment residence case wrote in the decision, “a primary residence in New York and a B-2 visa are logically incompatible.” Many renters looking to find an apartment, whether a New York City apartment or not, are being put in uncomfortable situations in these difficult economic times. Unfortunately, it looks like Bianca Jagger is one of those right now.
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