I agree. It is a completely unfair situation, and I feel for the owners. However, in this particular case, the property at question is owned by Jeffrey Zak, a wealthy developer in
Jersey City (ie, Liberty Harbor on Grand St).

Surely, with the kind of City clout evidenced in the stories of that project development, you would think he would throw some influence behind JC infrastructure reforms. For example, the
sewer basins in this often flooded area are very shallow, and
totally inadequate!

Contamination and corruption in the City, County and State
are and have been the norm here. I could smell it in the
flood water, with its potent component of human waste.

Xerxes-
Glad you got a laugh from "Don't understand why landlord
rents out the apartment". Rhetorical question from me,
the renter quoted. For money, duh. What does the landlord care?
I took the apt. because it was the only one that, in the limited time I had to move, would take a tenant with 2 dogs.

I do feel for owners in these flooded areas, but not this one,
a wealthy developer for whom this is mere pocket change!
I miss Manhattan, where majority of people rent and there are rules and recourse. Oh, yes, and an effective government.

My ground floor apartment on the corner of Grove St and Grand got a foot of water throughout in the first storm. The water first came up and overflowed from the tub, toilet, and sump pump hole-and then all at once was coming in everywhere! Really horrible, JC sewer water.Traumatic.
The elevation of Liberty Harbor development no doubt exacerbates a long standing problem here. But how can you afford to fix the city after the politicians have taken their cut?