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The three emails from your landlord that are in hand so far, transcribed in full below each screenshot.

Email, June 10, 2026 — 1:42 PM

From: Joseph Owen <rob@owenrei.com>, Owen Realty
To: Claire Denson
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1:42 PM

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I tried calling you to continue the settlement offer discussed last week. I acknowledge receipt of your text stating that you prefer email. Would you like to receive and offer? And would you be amenable to hear an offer that included a nicer apartment? — Joseph R. Owen, Owen Realty 195 Hicks St 1A, Brooklyn NY 11201 O 718-858-5556 ext. 201 · F 718-858-1270 · C 718-496-2635

Quoted beneath Owen's message is the header of your own June 5, 5:12 PM email to him — the body of that email is cut off in this screenshot and isn't in hand yet.

Email, June 10, 2026 — 3:02 PM

From: Joseph Owen
Subject: Re: 251 Kane ST #4 Formal Letter to be delivered
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 3:02 PM (screenshot captured 3:15 PM)

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I'd rather compensate you than the attorneys and have the headache. The offer: a settlement payment in money, or relocation to a nicer studio in the neighborhood (elevator building, washer/dryer, common roof deck) at the same rent on a 2-year lease, or a combination of both — plus moving expenses. The law requires me to notify you if I intend to offer a relocation or buyout, hence the weird correspondence since our last call. You are welcome to stay in your current unit — no pressure either way.

Email, July 3, 2026 — 10:55 PM

From: Joseph Owen
Subject: Re: 251 Kane ST #4 Formal Letter to be delivered (same thread as June 10)
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2026, 10:55 PM
In reply to: Your email of July 3, 2026, 4:35 PM

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Hi Claire- You do not live in a rent stabilized apartment. We have answered the complaint and we have provided the DHCR with the documentation. As articulated on the phone, I was hoping to make you an offer instead of paying attorneys. I'd rather you receive money instead of lawyers. That being said, don't mistake my generosity for anything but that. You are incorrect, the apartment is no longer stabilized and I am quite comfortable with you residing in the apartment for as long as you desire. It's always been a difficult apartment to rent.

Worth noticing: “no longer stabilized” concedes the unit was stabilized at some point — the question is only whether the deregulation was lawful. This email also confirms the complaint is before DHCR with the owner's answer on file, and commits in writing that you can stay. Your own July 3, 4:35 PM message is quoted beneath but cut off in this screenshot — it isn't in hand yet, which is why forwarding the whole thread is high on What to send.

Still needed: the DHCR case number and the owner's answer, the July 1 email and your July 3 reply (the whole thread, forwarded), the lawyer's June 7 settlement letter, the formal buyout notice, your rent history, and your lease. See What to send.