Islumic

It turns out that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Ground Zero Mosque guy, is a slum lord. Excerpt:

A lawsuit filed by Union City charges that the landlord of two apartment buildings has repeatedly failed to address complaints by tenants and orders by the city on issues ranging from moldy bathrooms to fire hazards.

Landlord-tenant disputes are nothing new, even those with municipalities entering the fray. Except in this case, city officials say the landlord is Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam behind the controversial proposal to develop an Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero.

The suit, filed today in state Superior Court in Jersey City, identifies Rauf as the sole officer of Sage Development LLC, a company based at his home address in North Bergen and listed as the owner of the two buildings. The suit also alleges that Sage’s corporate status was revoked by the state in March 2005, for its failure to file annual reports.

The buildings occupy the same lot at 2206 Central Ave., one containing 32 apartments and the other 16. The larger building has been vacant since Feb. 8, 2008, when a fire broke out there, one year after the city says it issued 12 separate fire code violations that Rauf ignored.

I think he is probably in full compliance with Shari'a Law with regard to his slum apartments though, as long as none of the tenants affected by his neglect are Muslims. In fact, it doesn't seem like they are.

Update: WHOA! This is way cool. Go ahead and Google the address: 2206 Central Ave. Jersey City, NJ. The first link after the Google map is an entry for the Bed Bug Registry. Gotta love it!