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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

Priest accused of using info from confessional booth to push mentally ill tenant out of rent-stabilized apartment

A New York City woman in the throes of a psychotic episode was forced out of her rent-stabilized apartment after her priest allegedly used information against her that she revealed during a confessional, according to court documents reviewed by The Independent.

In a 14-page civil complaint filed May 22, Magdalena Max Avramovich – who is schizophrenic and had lived in the church-owned apartment for nearly three decades – says she didn’t want to leave her home, and had renewed her lease last year, which was not due to expire until July 31, 2027.

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