Feisal A. Rauf, aka the Ground Zero Iman, owns a 16 unit building in Union City. He has been cited for numerous code violations. Rauf's lawyer was in Bayonne Municipal Court on Dec 15 to meet with, Bayonne Municipal Court Judge Frank Carpenter who set a hearing for 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2011.
The legal proceedings had been moved from Union City to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest (Union City stands to collect fines).The citations (two dozen) potentially could result in a cumulative $48k in fines.
| That would suck up a good portion of the donations thus far collected to build the Ground Zero mosque. Of course, that's not the imam's money, to do with as he pleases, and if he tried things could get really interesting for him. |
The citations include a non functioning water heater and an untreated infestation. |