A preliminary hearing for one of the owners of the troubled Mon View Heights apartment complex will continue later this month.
A court heard detailed testimony Friday about conditions at the 326-unit subsidized apartment complex in West Mifflin.
Moshe Silber, of New York, faces a number of charges, including theft, receiving stolen property, and dealing in the proceeds of illegal activity, related to the conditions and finances of Mon View Heights.
Charges against another defendant, Jonathan Liani, were withdrawn on Friday. Another defendant, Frederick Schulman, is now cooperating with prosecutors.
Silber and Shulman are both awaiting sentencing in a separate federal mortgage fraud case.
Magisterial District Judge Richard Olasz Jr. heard testimony Friday from West Mifflin police, fire, and code enforcement officials, as well as a representative from a property management company who was hired to try to improve conditions at the property last year. The officials detailed deteriorating conditions at the property.
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. also filed separate nuisance charges related to the property last year.
Mon View is one of many local properties linked to New Jersey-based NB Affordable. The properties are privately owned but receive a federal subsidy to house low-income tenants.
Residents at the properties have been sharing health and safety concerns for months and appealing to federal regulators for help. The properties were the subject of a recent Pittsburgh City Council post-agenda meeting last month.
The hearing will resume on March 28.
