New York AG Letitia James Ticketed Over Violation Amid Fraud Investigation
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been cited by the city’s Department of Buildings for an illegal fence at her Brooklyn residence, a property already at the center of a federal mortgage fraud investigation, as reported by the New York Post.
The agency issued James a summons on July 23 after receiving at least three anonymous complaints dating back to April alleging that the black iron fence in front of her Clinton Hill brownstone exceeded the legal height.
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City rules limit front-yard fences in the historic district to four feet, but the barrier at James’s property measures 5 feet, 6 inches, according to the notice.
James is scheduled to appear before an administrative law judge on October 8. If found in violation, she faces fines of up to $500 unless the fence is removed or lowered to the permitted height by September 26.
The Clinton Hill home, which James purchased in 2001, has also drawn federal scrutiny.
The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating allegations that James falsified records to obtain favorable loan terms on the property, as well as on another residence she co-owns in Virginia with a niece.
James has denied the accusations, calling them “baseless” and attributing them to her legal clashes with President Trump.
City Councilman Robert Holden, a Queens Democrat, said the attorney general must be held to the same standards as other New Yorkers.
“If the DOB summons and mortgage questions are accurate, Attorney General Letitia James should bring the fence into compliance, pay any penalties, and be fully transparent, because no one is above the law,” Holden said.
Local residents offered mixed reactions. Some neighbors said they were unaware the fence violated regulations. One longtime resident, who noted the home was more than 120 years old, said she believed James had inherited the fence when she purchased the brownstone.
The same neighbor pointed out that at least one other house on the block also has a tall fence that has not been cited.
Records show James is also delinquent in paying a $13 annual property registration fee required by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development on the Brooklyn property.
James did not respond to requests for comment regarding the fence summons or the ongoing federal investigation.
