Mayor Kraham Announces Court Victory

Mayor Kraham Announces Landmark Court Victory Against Out-of-Town Slumlord

City's New Approach to Prosecuting Serious Code Cases Continues to Deliver Results

(BINGHAMTON, N.Y.) -Mayor Jared M. Kraham on Wednesday announced the City has won a landmark court case against the out-of-town owners of 11 Stone Street, a South Side property that racked up 20 code violations and became a source of neighborhood complaints in recent years.

Mayor Kraham: "This court victory is the latest example of how the City of Binghamton has changed the game for slumlords and problem properties, delivering real results for neighborhoods. The days of bad actors believing they won't face serious consequences are over. This landmark judgement makes clear Binghamton will not tolerate landlords who subject families to unsafe conditions and let problem properties hurt our neighborhoods. Slumlords are taking note."

In March, the City secured a $634,550 judgment per respondent against the owners of 11 Stone Street after a New York State Supreme Court judge found the owners had failed to abate 19 of 20 code violations at the property.

Property owners Jerry Einhorn and Endicott Properties, LLC, of Monsey, New York, were cited by the City last year for code violations related to no heat or hot water, a collapsing ceiling, leaking pipes, broken and boarded up windows, a cracked porch support pillar, garbage, and missing smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The building was condemned for unsafe conditions in January 2025.

A reinspection report from a City of Binghamton Code Enforcement official found some of the conditions, including the collapsing ceiling, had worsened since the property was first cited.

On March 10, New York State Supreme Court Judge Oliver N. Blaise III signed a judgement of $634,550 per respondent, including fines of $200 per day for each of the 19 uncorrected violations.

It marks the first finalized judgement in a New York State Supreme Court action by the City's code prosecutor, part of a new approach by the City under Mayor Kraham to crack down on serious housing cases and repeat code offenders. Previously, the City prosecuted code cases in City Court only.

Mayor Kraham made a series of reforms to the City's code enforcement process shortly after taking office in 2022, including creating a dedicated code prosecutor position to focus on serious housing cases.

Attorney Elisabeth Rossow has held the position since its inception, working to secure fines and compliance from property owners and winning several significant court victories for the City.