A vicious battle for control of a massive New York real estate empire has descended into a family feud that turned two pairs of siblings against each in a blizzard of back-stabbing allegations and legal actions.
-like turf battle started as a fight between two infamous landlords and brothers, Arthur and Abe Haruvi, over the future of their 500-unit Manhattan kingdom, with each accusing the other of mismanagement or subterfuge.
An attorney for Michelle, Michael Gordon, told The Daily Beast his client only wanted to obtain books and records that would “allow her to understand that is happening with these companies.” Even as the brothers were battling, Arthur’s daughter, Michelle, was angling for her piece of the pie. In a petition filed last week in New York County Supreme Court, first reported by, she alleges that she and her father discussed the possibility of cutting out Abe and dividing the real estate companies between them as early as 2019. At the time, she said, her father agreed that if a split happened, she would take an “active role” in managing the business.
“Michelle only has the legal right to have anything to say about any of this because she was gifted shares through her parents’ generosity and estate planning,” he said. “So because she was handed something on a piece of paper, she’s now using that against her family, and she’s now using that to try to squeeze money out of them.”Meanwhile, the outlook for the family firm was getting worse.
With Abe out of the way, Michelle claims, Hungerford was now in control of the family business. In June, her petition states, she convinced her father to ask Hungerford for details of the business and its financing. But later that day, Hungerford called to tell her that her dad had changed his mind. “Hungerford was extremely aggressive and threatening, telling [Michelle] to stop playing games and that he would have to get lawyers involved if she didn’t stop,” her petition states.
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