DODGING A BULLET?
OR BECOMING A VICTIM?
Yesterday
afternoon at approximately 3:45pm I was verbally attacked via text by a
Brooklyn Real estate agent by the name of T. Brian Agbai also known as Tobechi
Bryson.
Back in 2013, we were hit with Hurricane Sandy,
This caused many of us who were residents of Zone A to move
from our homes, apartments, etc. either due to renovations, unhealthy
circumstances and condemnations after the storm hit and I was one of them. As a result, FEMA provided several government programs and massive funding to help the victims of the disaster. One of these programs created was
TDAP (Temporary Disaster Assistance Program) this was provided to HUD/HPD (Housing Urban Development/ Housing Preservation Department) to help
the people. I qualified for this program, registered and was awarded a voucher.
It took me quite some time to acquire the actual voucher, and I was renting out
rooms until the application came. When it did, I was continuously denied by
private landlords, any non-minority community management companies, brokers
and agents that I contacted and asked if they accept the Program.
This went on for the entire time I was allowed to
search for a place until the voucher expired.
After expiring, I was contacted by Section 8 and
was told I was still eligible to receive assistance because they are aware of
the high volume of landlords, brokers, real estate companies and management
companies discriminating against the voucher. And so, I went through the
process as per section 8 and was approved and granted a new section housing
choice program voucher in 2016.
This was a blessing I thought, as I have never had
any kind of assistance for any apartment I rented in my adult life.
I eagerly began to look for a new apartment in
Brooklyn. This is how I came to find the "Agent" T Brian Agbai the
text will show you exactly how it all went down.
I found the agent T Brian Abgai like most of us who are in need of a broker when looking for an apartment to rent in our city. I found him on ZILLOW.COM. His picture is not a real estate agent headshot or info promo image, or Professional business card And after doing plenty of research, I cant seem to find him listed any where as a licensed real estate agent, nor can I find the Real estate agency listed online with Zillow, or any other that will claim him as their agent. The address on Zillow for his company B&B Realty is registered nowhere. And the address given for 121 ROGERS ST. BROOKLYN NY is a realty name “ RAPID REALTY” which also denies his affiliation with them. When he sent me the email, it stated it was a “URBAN PADS APPLICATION AND LEASE FORM”. After emailing the company and getting no reply, I publicly posted the text from the agent and the email on the Facebook account of URBAN PADS.
Someone only referred to as “Shaya” states they are
the owner of URBAN PADS and does not know of that agent, as he is not
affiliated with them at all.
You can see this here: URBAN PADS PUBLICLY DENIES ANY AFFILIATION WITH AGENT T. BRIAN AGBAI VIA FACEBOOK
So if Urban Pads is not to blame for allowing this
maniac to represent some of there units, then who is???
Here he is in the FLESH represented as a Real
Estate agent on ZILLOW.com website. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE OF REAL ESTATE AGENT T.BRIAN AGBAI ON ZILLOW.COM
So why is it ok for Zillow (or ANY WEB SITE LIKE
IT) to allow ANYONE to upload any picture and some information, and add listings of
vacant homes with out showing PROPER VERIFICATION of their licenses and
certifications to verify they are ACTIVE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND OR BROKERS???
Or they just excepting the payments these people
pay them to have access to the platform on their site? One can technically use
sites like this to lure in victims.
Hypothetically, Anything could have happen. That afternoon.
What if this man lured me to the vacant apartment to harm me? Suppose he is a scam artist and takes people
for their “DEPOSITS” You can see for your self he tried to pressure me into
having that deposit that day. Should websites
like Zillow be held responsible for allowing any one to post and pose as
professional certified safe and trusted agents and meet with random people?
Some sites are a bit un-safe I feel now. Any one can use it as a tool to lure
naive, gullible, desperate people in need of help. And who knows. Who should be
held accountable for this?
Who will be made example of so that it is done
correctly in regard to the people who pretty much make sure these companies
stay open, by using them?
Now, Those of you who know me know I can be a bit
strong willed. But this immediately made me feel under attack and
profiled. So today, I don't sit here and feel bad, or like I can't function any
more because I was called a "Monkey Bitch". I have been called many
names. I however WILL NOT lay down for this type of treatment out of respect to
my community, culture and people. WE... I say WE as in minorities are being set
up to be classified and it seems every one is in on it. NO ONE including Real
estate agents is allowed to deny any one who fits under protected classes
according to the NYC COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHS ACT.
Yet they do, and no one does anything about it.
However, The government is funding these companies, properties, management, and
owners so long as they accept the programs and allow certain units to be
occupied by minorities or ANY ONE that are qualified. Which is exactly why
we are classified today. The people who agree to the terms and conditions of
these programs on file are the ones who are responsible for carrying out the
law. It seems once they are funded, approved and start opening
up shop. They are moving the minorities into areas they deem are "for
us".
Either way I will not rest until things like this
no longer effect us.
I think they done started something in me I did not
plan for my life, but hey...Here I am. I have contacted every one from
hate crime hotlines to the commissioner of civil and human rights in Washington
DC.
Janessa Rose Perez
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