GLEN HARBOR HOLDINGS, LLC , GLEN HARBOR DEVELOPMENT CO.,LLC AND THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE RESIDENCES AT GLEN HARBOR CONDOMINIUM V. DAVID WIENER AND CAROL WHITMAN WIENER WHAT HAPPENED In August 2022, David and Carol Whitman Wiener bought an apartment at the luxury waterfront condominium The Residences at Glen Harbor on Long Island’s North Shore. Almost immediately after their purchase they began loudly and publicly complaining about the sponsor and building management. The sponsor-controlled board, developer and condo sponsor, in attempt to quiet the couple, sued them for a host of issues: private nuisance, public nuisance, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, breach of contract, injunctive relief, defamation, defamation per se, slander, and for legal fees, seeking $1 million in direct damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages. In its lawsuit, 30 separate bullet points were listed illustrating how the couple (mostly David) behaved. These ranged from “walking around with a camera photographing and recording employees and making them feel uneasy” to “hanging out at the front desk every night and chewing the ear off the evening concierge which essentially holds him hostage,” to “stalking and loitering in the common areas and spewing hatred and lies about the manager and the Condominium.” The sponsor characterized the couple’s actions as “outrageous, malicious and scurrilous conduct” designed to “harass, defame and torment the Plaintiffs, the property manager of the Condominium and other unit owners of the Condominium” that has caused “current and future owners angst and has or will result in a loss of value to the sold and unsold units.” In the face of this onslaught, the sponsor and board evidently expected to earn a decisive victory against the Wieners or, at the very least, force the couple to moderate their behavior. Instead, the Wieners countered that they wouldn’t be “SLAPPed” down. |