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The Americas Foundation and its President/Founder's Office Nightmare 

This is a horrible story of multiple violations of laws over a period of more than 12 months, some say incidents of terrorism, that take place within 10 blocks of The White House, perpetrated by officers of the court and others, protected by U.S. Associate Judge Steffen Graae of the Superior Court of The District of Columbia, Civil Division - Landlord and Tenant Branch.

We request your support to help justice prevail in this travesty case and long history of violations, discrimination, conspiracy and multiple violations of laws.

The following is just one specific law that tracks some of the incidents noted in this case.

U.S. Title 18 -Crimes and Criminal Procedure  Chapter 13 -Civil Rights
Sec 241. Conspiracy Against Rights

"If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; …
They shall be fined or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, ... or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may sentenced to death."

FRONT OFFICE

SOME OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT DAMAGED

FRONT HALLWAY

FURNACE ROOM, LANDLORD CUT THE HEAT

BEDROOM

BATHROOM, LANDLORD CUT THE WATER

KITCHENETTE AND LOUNGE

February 22, 20002

EXCEPTIONAL CASE
The following is some of the detail history of the exceptional case of discrimination, terrorism, violations of multiple laws and codes by Landlord and violated by our District of Columbia Court system. Case No. L&T 851491-01. The victims in this case are a Hispanic American and a Hispanic Community based organization (located within 10 blocks from the White House) who have been fighting as advocates for Hispanics and other disenfranchised communities and individuals since 1991.
Please help investigate and publish to seek and obtain justice.
Thank you,
By Victor Pinzon

The case takes place in the premises rented by Victor Pinzon / The Americas Foundation from Mr. Harris Ammerman /A&G Properties located within 10 blocks from The White House at 1115 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Basement, Washington, DC 20005

1. Victor Pinzon and The Americas Foundation, the tenant, leased referenced basement premises within building owned by Allen Hutter, owner, on July 1, 1997. Exhibit 100. Building (an old building was a residence few years before) is a three stories and basement with parking area on the back. Basement conditions at the time were uninhabitable. Place appeared to have been a residential apartment about more than ten years earlier, vacant since, in a terrible state of disrepair and dirt, debris.

2. Lease contract terms between Hutter and tenant included: a) Hutter agreed tenant invest at least $12,000 in bringing the basement space to a habitable condition in exchange for the lease payment for 12 months, at the rate of $1,000 per month. b) Tenant agreed to remodel facility and to pay $1,000 per month starting on the 13th month. d) Tenant remodeled basement leased area investing over $20,000 making leased space habitable for office and residence space. c) Tenant has lived in space since from day one, July 1, 1997 to the present date (February 7, 2002) and projected to time he moves out.

3. Tenant paid rent on time, was and has been an exemplary tenant. Exhibits 101 and 102.

4. Harris Ammerman and his partners, known as A&G Properties, (landlord) bought the building from Allen Hutter (where tenant has had his offices/residence) on or about September 1, 2000. Landlord had moved earlier on said year as a tenant of Hutter establishing his office on the 1st floor, right above tenant's basement.

5. Landlord learned, saw, and new that tenant obviously lived in the basement, before and after he bought the building because he and his partners carefully inspected numerous times the tenant's basement. Landlord did not object to said tenant's living arrangement. Landlord agreed and felt that tenant living in the premises, helped to protect his building and offices property, as a security guard without actually having to pay anything for such service and state of mind.

6. Landlord, after buying the building, prepared the new lease for basement area and tenant signed it on September 1, 2000. One of the clauses on said lease contract states: "And it is Further Provided, That if said premises become uninhabitable by reason of fire, or other casualty not caused by the negligence of the tenant, his servants or agents the rental herein reserved shall be suspended until said premises shall have been restored to a habitable condition" Exhibit 103

7. Landlord on or about January 3, 2001 told tenant that he was going to start remodeling his building and that some work needed to be done on tenant's basement area. The basement happens to be the heart of the services for the whole building, including the furnace, water heater, electrical panel, meter and distribution, gas meters, water main valve, etc.

8. Tenant told landlord that remodeling was OK provided any construction work would not unduly disturb nor interfere with the tenant's normal business and residential activities.

9. Landlord promised and assured tenant that tenant will not be inconvenienced nor disturbed, but would be taking care of.

10.  Landlord started remodeling of his building mid January 2001 in the tenant's basement area. It is at this time that the long list of and multiple violations of the tenant, his staff and others began caused directly by the landlord purposefully, knowingly and willingly in conspiracy with his partners, wife and others.

11. Landlord's only Building Permit from the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs that he requested under Affidavit and received on January 18, 2001 evidences minimum superficial work and further evidences perjury because of landlord's unlawful activities. See Exhibit 104.

12.  Landlord started mid-January 2001 performing major electrical work, rewiring totally new the whole building, with tenant's basement area being the most affected and because of the poor work done remains a fire, health and accident hazard. Landlord did the electrical work without proper District of Columbia's Government Building Permit.

13.  Landlord continued on February 2001 with major construction in the whole building with the tenant's basement the most affected leaving the whole basement leased area as direct result of the massive work done during more than 12 months with serious fire, environmental health, and accident hazards. Since Landlord did not, violating the laws, get a Building construction Permit no District of Columbia inspector oversaw the work. That is, until tenant went to investigate and establish a complaint with the District of Columbia Building Inspectors.

14.  Landlord continued to do major plumbing through the whole building, replacing all the old existing cast iron pipes and other with new copper, soldered joints pipe. Tenant's basement leased area, being the heart of the whole building, was furthered devastated. As mentioned before the furnace room, water heater, gas meters, main water valve are located in tenant's leased premises. District of Columbia Building Permit obtained by landlord evidences that landlord performed all plumbing work unlawfully.

15.  The tenant's basement leased areas has since January 2001 and continue to this date, for more than 12 months, remain with ceilings and walls ripped wide open. This horrible conditions emanating, discharging, dropping -as confirmed by OSHA inspector, John Hinley's Consultation Report, see Exhibit 105- asbestos, lead paint, silica, construction debris and dust, creating insects, mice and rat infestation. Exhibits 105, 106.

16.  Landlord, as a trained attorney and officer of the court he is, has for the last 12 months time and again intimidated, threatened, harass and even physically assaulted the tenant with a 2 x 4. Such landlord's vicious, unlawful behavior got tenant into a degree of submission and fear, forcing against tenant's will concessions, forcing tenant under duress to sign certain documents including one landlord alleges as operating lease. Superior Court Judge on December 27, 2001 did not accept such landlord's allegation.

17.  Landlord gave keys to the tenant's basement leased premises to numerous individuals, without tenant's authorization. These individuals, more than 10, have come and gone through tenant's premises against his objections at any time, day or night, weekends, holidays without announcing when they would come in. Tenant complained to landlord, whom instead became more abusive, intimidating and threatening.

18.  Tenant's leased premises have been for more than twelve months and continues to this date to be in a total uninhabitable condition caused directly and solely by the actions or inaction of the landlord. Some of tenant's advisor and neighbors of the tenant such as Ms. Madeline Darden, who is familiar of the leased premises for several years in seeing the state of the premises, refers to it as comparable to "Ground Zero." Numerous photographs taken of the premises throughout the nightmare period of over twelve months and other materials evidence this unhealthy, uninhabitable condition. Exhibits 195, 106.

19.  Landlord has been cited, fined and Stop Work Order issued by District of Columbia Government Building inspectors, but as fine attorney, landlord has not paid nor stopped working in remodeling his building.

20.  Landlord's extensive and constant work for over twelve months in tenant's leased premises has directly caused extensive damage, breakage and loss of tenant's computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, modems, cameras, sound system, telephone system, other equipment, furniture, fixtures, accessories, etc.

21.  Landlord's extensive and constant work for over twelve months in tenant's leased premises has directly caused extensive damage and loss of tenant's files, documents, books and other valuable papers and data bases.

22.  Landlord's extensive and constant work for over twelve months in tenant's leased premises has directly caused extensive damage and loss of tenant's personal property including clothes, shoes, bed and bedding, automobile and other personal property

23.  Landlord's having giving the keys to numerous individuals to tenant's leased premises, without tenant's authorization, is perhaps the reason for loss or theft of some of tenant's property, e.g., digital cameras, exterior sign/logo of the Foundation and other.

24.  Landlord's extensive and constant work for over twelve months in tenant's leased premises has made it untenable for tenant to offer the computer training courses within the leased premises because of the damaged computer equipment and the uninhabitable, unhealthy facilities along with liability to students because of potential health hazards. Accordingly, landlord's actions have caused substantial revenue losses to tenant.

25.  Landlord's extensive and constant work for over twelve months in tenant's leased premises has made it untenable for tenant to hold within the leased premises because of uninhabitable, unhealthy conditions normal business operations, meetings, inviting clients, advisors, members of the community to providing services and help. Accordingly, landlord's actions have caused substantial revenue losses to tenant.

26.  Landlord's extensive and constant work for over twelve months in tenant's leased premises has made it untenable for tenant to bring in or hold staff personnel within the leased premises because of uninhabitable, unhealthy conditions. Accordingly, landlord's actions have caused substantial revenue losses to tenant.

27.  Landlord cut off the water pipes to the tenant's bathroom since late September 2001 creating serious health hazard and inconvenience to the few visitors to tenant's premises.

28.  Landlord cut off the heat to the tenant's leased premises since early October 2001 creating serious health hazard and inconvenience to the few visitors to tenant's premises.


Case: A&G Properties v. The Americas Foundation
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Civil Division-Landlord and Tenant Branch
Case number: L&T 851491-01

We request your support to help justice prevail in this travesty case and long history of violations, discrimination and violations of laws including certain US Judge Steffen Graae.
 

Threats, Intimidation, Harassment, Assault and Battery

Tenant has been the victim of the landlord, the landlord's wife, and some of landlord's agents of innumerable threats, intimidation, harassment, and provocation over the last ten months. Some instances of landlord's unlawful, conspiratorial scheme against the tenant include but are not limited to the following:

1. On Thursday, January 17, 2002 at about 9:10 AM tenant was leaving his leased premises and was walking on the sidewalk. Landlord was walking in the opposite direction on the sidewalk. Landlord purposefully, provoking defendant, attempted to block defendant from continuing his free movement and intimidating, threatening, harassing defendant said: "You fucking idiot. We will see you tomorrow in court; and don't forget to take your fucking attorney."

2. On Sunday, December 23, 2001 at about 1:50 PM Mrs. Patricia Ammerman, the landlord's wife, telephoned tenant who was working in his offices twice to harass tenant. In a threatening, intimidating tone, aloud, she said that either tenant will let her with some workers in tenant's offices or "we are going to take you out like a rat. You wait and see!" and hung up the telephone Tenant called the police for protection.

3. On Monday, Dec 10, 2001 the landlord physically attacked the defendant within tenant's premises, pushed defendant. Landlord used abusive language, intimidated, threatened, attempted to provoke the tenant. Landlord in trying to get into tenant's premises, who started to attempt to protect his property, said to tenant:  "Open this fucking door!" "Open this door you fucking idiot!" Then, after the landlord gained entrance to tenant's premises took in his hands a 2x4 that tenant used for securing the door, and landlord violently pushed tenant hard on his chest with one hand, and holding the 2x4 on the other attempted to swing it to the defendant. The tenant stepped back , saying "I am going to call the police." The landlord then said: "Why are you going to do that for, ass hole?" Direct witness to this episode is Mr. Jose Machado, an intern of tenant's Foundation, who was working on the premises. Tenant called the police. Police officer Day, of District 3 answered the call.

4. On November 2, 2001 at about 9:50 AM tenant was violently assaulted in his office by one of the landlord's agent without any reason. Tenant had to call the police for protection. Police officer Bell, badge 3893 of District 3 answered the call.

5. Tenant has been living and working in the premises under constant fear of personal harm and bodily injury by landlord and or landlord's agents.

Tenant has not moved out of the leased premises because:

1. Landlord has told the tenant that if tenant were to move prior to the end of the lease that landlord will enforce payment up to the last day of the lease.

2. Tenant, running his non-profit, advocacy, charitable organization has not been able to generate even the minimum revenues, because of the uninhabitable, unhealthy leased premises, to save sufficiently to find new quarters.

3. Tenant has been affected, his health as well as his work effectiveness to generate revenues because of the uninhabitable, unhealthy leased premises, threats, intimidation, harassment, battery and assault directly caused by landlord.

4. Tenant seeks that the Superior District Court will right the wrongs created by landlord, and ordered appropriate and just compensation for damages, losses, mental and emotional distress and suffering, respiratory and other health problems caused by landlord unlawful behavior and actions.

5. The presiding judge of the Superior District Court on January 18, 2002 in open hearing protected the violator, the violator of multiple laws, multiple times against the victim-defendant. Who protects the victim? The victim -who for over eleven years has been totally dedicated and will continue to be an advocate for Hispanics and other disenfranchised and violated minorities- is now and has been further victimized and violated by the honorable court. On said date, the presiding judge, without citing any law, purposefully some would say arrogantly, prevented, shut-off tenant's counsel from presenting critical relevant facts and applicable laws. Instead, the violator (landlord) has been protected! Why? Who protects the victim (tenant)?

6. Defendant (tenant) filed a Motion for Reconsideration and or Clarification on January 22,  2002 raising various issues, presenting facts, primae facie evidence  and applicable laws.

7. The Case File became unavailable to the defendant (tenant) at the Court Clerk Record's after defendant filed its Motion on January 22, 2002 until February 22, 2002. The reason because according to the Clerk Record's official the Associate Judge Steffen W. Graae had the Case File for his review.

8. While the Case File was unavailable to the defendant until February 22, 2002 the defendant discovered for the first time some disturbing facts, as follows:

a. The plaintiff (landlord) had filed on February 5, 2002 a Motion for Extension of Time to Oppose Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration and or Clarification. Defendant has not received up to this date (February 22, 2002) a copy of said Plaintiff's Motion.

b. On February 8, 2002 Judge Steffen Graae denied the Defendant's Motion that defendant had filed January 22, 2002. Judge Graae improperly, showing total disregard for the law and ignoring the primae facie, denied Defendant's Motion, thereby continuing to protect his 'apparent partner" the plaintiff-landlord-attorney-officer-of-the-court, Mr. Harris Ammerman.

9. In this time of terrorism we are living, the landlord, who is an attorney an officer of the court, who sworn to uphold the laws of the United States, has, as substantial evidence shows, systematically for over twelve months terrorized the tenant in a conspiracy with his agents. In the process the landlord purposefully, knowingly, willingly has violated multiple laws of the land and codes. The tenant-victim pleads again to this court, which is entrusted to deal impartial justice, and Associate Judge Steffen Graae, who sworn to uphold the laws of the United States, to do so -protect the victim! In this case protect the tenant/defendant!

For details, answers to your questions please contact the tenant:
Victor Pinzon
President/Founder
The Americas Foundation
Phone: 202 371 9696        Fax:      202 216 9550
www.theamericas.org            vicpinzon@theamericas.org

NOTE. For your information, the following is a specific law that tracks the incidents noted above.

U.S. Title 18 -Crimes and Criminal Procedure  Chapter 13 -Civil Rights
Sec 241. Conspiracy Against Rights

"If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; …
They shall be fined or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, ... or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may sentenced to death."

We request your support to help justice prevail in this travesty case and long history of violations, discrimination and violations of laws including certain US Judge Steffen Graae