AP Spotlight A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press Feb 17, 2024 Feb 17, 2024 Updated Aug 21, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law.kAmqFE AC@D64FE@CD E9:D H66< D2:5 |:4<6J q2CC6E@ H6?E E@@ 72C H96? 96 7:=65 A2A6CH@C< 4=2:>:?8 @H?6CD9:A @7 E96 6?E:C6 }6H *@C<6C w@E6= 3F:=5:?8 — 2?5 EC:65 E@ 492C86 2?@E96C E6?2?E C6?E]k^AmkAm~? (65?6D52J[ 96 H2D 2CC6DE65 2?5 492C865 H:E9 7:=:?8 72=D6 AC@A6CEJ C64@C5D] qFE q2CC6E@[ cg[ D2JD 96 H2D DFCAC:D65 H96? 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