Saturday, February 09, 2008
Foreclosure duel for 'War of Roses' pair
The feuding couple living in Brooklyn's infamous "War of the Roses" house is facing foreclosure on the building.
Two years ago, millionaire Simon Taub convinced a judge to let him divide the million dollar Borough Park brownstone in two so he wouldn't have to relinquish it to his wife, Chana.
"Over my dead body, this house she is not going to get," he vowed, after his wife kicked him out.
"I will fight for this house with nails and teeth. She will never have it," he said. "If she thinks she can stay, then she has to fight until she's 70."
The judge ordered the home be split by a Sheetrock wall.
But Chana Taub, who lives in her half with three college-aged children, retorted, "This is my home. I don't have any other house. Where will I go? He has other buildings.... Just because I want a divorce, I don't deserve to be punished."
A year ago, a Brooklyn jury refused Chana Taub's request for a divorce for "cruel and inhuman treatment."
Recently the warring couple - separated by orders of protection - was back in court, where Chana Taub begged the exasperated judge to enforce two orders from last year that her husband pay the mortgage on the brownstone.
But Supreme Court Judge Carolyn Demarest declined to enforce the order last week.
The millionaire sweater mogul argued the bank had refused to take his $5,000 monthly check. He blamed the escalating debt on his wife, who he said illegally refinanced the property two years ago to pay legal bills. Last month, Wells Fargo threatened foreclosure as the debt swelled to $95,000.
"She [Chana] will not let me negotiate," Simon Taub said. "I will pay nothing. I don't have $100,000. It's okay if the house goes into foreclosure. We will never agree who will stay in the house. It will be sold."
Taub, who claimed bankruptcy, has no outstanding mortgage debts on multiple Williamsburg buildings he owns - and collects hundreds of thousands in rent from tenants.
"This is how the courts work," said Chana Taub. "They give me zero."
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/02/08/2008-02-08_foreclosure_duel_for_war_of_roses_pair.html
Two years ago, millionaire Simon Taub convinced a judge to let him divide the million dollar Borough Park brownstone in two so he wouldn't have to relinquish it to his wife, Chana.
"Over my dead body, this house she is not going to get," he vowed, after his wife kicked him out.
"I will fight for this house with nails and teeth. She will never have it," he said. "If she thinks she can stay, then she has to fight until she's 70."
The judge ordered the home be split by a Sheetrock wall.
But Chana Taub, who lives in her half with three college-aged children, retorted, "This is my home. I don't have any other house. Where will I go? He has other buildings.... Just because I want a divorce, I don't deserve to be punished."
A year ago, a Brooklyn jury refused Chana Taub's request for a divorce for "cruel and inhuman treatment."
Recently the warring couple - separated by orders of protection - was back in court, where Chana Taub begged the exasperated judge to enforce two orders from last year that her husband pay the mortgage on the brownstone.
But Supreme Court Judge Carolyn Demarest declined to enforce the order last week.
The millionaire sweater mogul argued the bank had refused to take his $5,000 monthly check. He blamed the escalating debt on his wife, who he said illegally refinanced the property two years ago to pay legal bills. Last month, Wells Fargo threatened foreclosure as the debt swelled to $95,000.
"She [Chana] will not let me negotiate," Simon Taub said. "I will pay nothing. I don't have $100,000. It's okay if the house goes into foreclosure. We will never agree who will stay in the house. It will be sold."
Taub, who claimed bankruptcy, has no outstanding mortgage debts on multiple Williamsburg buildings he owns - and collects hundreds of thousands in rent from tenants.
"This is how the courts work," said Chana Taub. "They give me zero."
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/02/08/2008-02-08_foreclosure_duel_for_war_of_roses_pair.html
Comments:
LISTEN IT TAKES 2 TO TANGLE
SO IF YOU CANT WORK IT OUT SPLIT IT AND WIPE YOUR NOSE
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THEM TO TAKE EVERY THING YOU OWN
SO IF YOU CANT WORK IT OUT SPLIT IT AND WIPE YOUR NOSE
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THEM TO TAKE EVERY THING YOU OWN
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: February 10, 2008 1:14 PM
: February 10, 2008 1:14 PM
"Koshe zivugo shel adam,"
When the marriage of a person becomes difficult,
Krias YamSuf" you split the house like the Sea of Reeds
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When the marriage of a person becomes difficult,
Krias YamSuf" you split the house like the Sea of Reeds
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: February 10, 2008 5:31 PM
