Correspondence to Greystar's Attorneys
Personal correspondence — Transmitted May 11, 2026 — Day 7 of displacement
June 24, 2026 — Move-Out Timeline Dispute with Greystar Management
On June 24, 2026, Sr. Community Manager Nicole Cordial (Greystar / Goldtex) demanded written confirmation that the tenant would fully vacate — apartment, belongings, and vehicle — by July 1, 2026, stating the building “will not be able to accommodate indefinite extensions.” This was sent despite the building’s rental license having expired February 28, 2026, the outstanding L&I violations, an inoperative HVAC system, and the unremediated chemical exposure. The tenant replied the same afternoon, establishing August 1, 2026 as the operative timeline and explaining why the building’s deadlines are legally unenforceable. The thread is reproduced below in chronological order.
From: Justin Horn · To: Goldtex Manager (Greystar); Sara Kane · cc: HUD Region 3 Intake · Date: June 21, 2026, 2:14 PM · Re: 1/2 done today
Hello,
The movers took what they could that doesn’t need professional remediation. I plan to get the rest out as soon as a professional remediation company comes in to test and see what I can take or not.
Unfortunately, I had a re-exposure just from some stuff they took out that wasn’t cleaned off yet. So it’ll be at least another week until I can even try moving stuff out again. I’ll be selling my vehicle shortly as well (still in the lot).
I’m aiming for July 1st or prior. I’m doing the best I can to do everything safely. That’s always the most important aspect for me.
Thank you,
Justin, Unit 806
From: Nicole Cordial, Sr. Community Manager, Goldtex (Greystar) · To: Justin Horn · Date: June 24, 2026, 3:34 PM
Hi Justin,
Thank you for the update. While I understand your concerns and desire to proceed cautiously, your non-renewal move-out date was June 15, 2026. In an effort to accommodate your circumstances, we extended your move-out deadline through June 21, 2026. Based on your email, you are now anticipating completion of the move-out by July 1, 2026, or sooner.
Please be advised that all personal belongings, including your vehicle, must be removed from the property as soon as possible. If there are any circumstances that will prevent you from meeting the July 1 deadline, you must notify us immediately in writing.
At this time, we require confirmation that July 1, 2026, remains your anticipated date for fully vacating the apartment, removing all personal property from the premises, and removing your vehicle from the parking lot. We will not be able to accommodate indefinite extensions beyond this date.
Best,
Nicole Cordial — Sr. Community Manager, Goldtex (Greystar), 315 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 · Goldtexmgr@greystar.com
From: Justin H. Horn · To: Goldtex Manager (Greystar) · Date: June 24, 2026, 3:58 PM
Hello,
I will notify you upon my departure. While July 1st remained my aspiration, though circumstances beyond my unilateral control — specifically, the outstanding L&I violations and the absence of any lawful mechanism by which you may compel removal — render your imposed deadlines unenforceable.
My overriding obligation is to my own safety, and vacating your building serves that interest. However, the timeline and methodology of that departure are necessarily constrained by the volatile organic compound exposure attributable to the off-gassing of equipment you installed, making this transition a remediation necessity rather than a courtesy you are extending.
Until such time as you obtain a valid rental license, commission independent testing and professional remediation of the unit, and reimburse the costs I have incurred as a consequence of displacement, I am under no obligation whatsoever to acquiesce to terms that serve exclusively to pressure me while conferring no reciprocal benefit or protection.
The parties responsible for creating these conditions now propose superficial deadlines to resolve them. Accordingly, I am establishing August 1, 2026, as my operative timeline. You have undertaken no effort to address the hazard you created and have instead devoted considerable resources to recasting me as the problem — characterizing me as a defiant trespasser, fabricating fire hazard allegations — all of which has impeded, not facilitated, an earlier departure.
Cease issuing threats you lack the legal authority to execute; continued harassment through unenforceable ultimatums compounds the existing record against you.
You cannot collect rent. You cannot initiate eviction proceedings. You cannot enforce any provision of the lease. You cannot designate me a defiant trespasser while simultaneously operating without an active rental license — the expiration of which is entirely your responsibility, not mine. Licensure cannot be reinstated until all violations are corrected, a process unlikely to conclude before August 1st.
Meanwhile, the HVAC system remains inoperative and the unit temperature renders it uninhabitable — a condition you continue to disregard alongside the chemical exposure, even as you transmit correspondence of precisely this nature.
This is why the evidentiary record continues to accumulate against all of you.
Should you take issue with this timeline, you are welcome to file for eviction. In the interim, this correspondence will be incorporated into the public record.
Very truly,
Justin H. Horn
June 11, 2026 — Response to Cohen Marraccini LLC
On June 11, 2026 — the same day the building’s outside counsel sent a letter to the tenant’s father calling the documented chemical exposure “unfounded” — the tenant responded directly to Cohen Marraccini LLC. The email attached Dr. Fabi’s medical letter, documented the L&I supervisor’s visit, and made one request:
“Asking for time to get it remediated is the most basic ask. The option to just allow me and L&I to figure out what to do that’s safe for me and others. You will do the human thing and nothing else. You will leave me be until I can get out safely.”
The building did not respond to this email. Instead, Nicole Cordial filed a false incident report (IR-GL-116844) based on a security guard’s secondhand account of a conversation 16+ hours earlier, then called police.
The tenant has paid rent through the end of June. The building’s rental license expired February 28, 2026. Without a license, the building cannot legally collect rent, enforce leases, or file evictions — leaving manufactured accusations and intimidation as their only tools.
On June 12, 2026, over 50 press notifications were sent to CNN, the New York Times, Washington Post, ProPublica, NBC, CBS, ABC, AP, NPR, the Philadelphia Inquirer, PhillyVoice, and Jewish organizations including ADL, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, JCRC, JTA, The Forward, Jewish Exponent, Hadassah, and AJC. A 42-chapter VOC Investigation Handbook was published documenting what a competent investigation requires versus what was never done.
Hello,
The documentary reports I had been compiling required continuous revision, and it has become evident that the involved parties — with my father’s financial backing — are attempting to reconstruct the narrative in a manner that positions me as the culpable party.
Accordingly, rather than continuing to circulate static reports, I have constructed a publicly accessible website that I can update contemporaneously, thereby foreclosing further mischaracterization:
I have been displaced from my residence for seven consecutive days and continue experiencing multiple chemical sensitivity symptomatology attributable to equipment installed by Goldtex. (What is off-gassing?)
Management has not merely declined remediation; they have persisted in issuing threats notwithstanding repeated formal complaints.
Subsequent to yesterday’s report to the Philadelphia Police Department, I recognized that my present circumstances substantially compromise my capacity to function as a witness.
Relocation to a non-toxic environment has consequently transitioned from discretionary consideration to survival necessity, and I possess neither the financial resources nor the institutional support requisite to undertake such relocation safely.
Commonwealth v. Talley proceeds to trial within weeks. Absent intervention, non-response constitutes response, and the prosecution must proceed without my participation.
Unless circumstances materially change by TOMORROW, I will be departing to a new area.
It’s my only option to survive. No response will be accepted a response that my instinct is accurate.
Very truly yours,
Justin H. Horn
[phone on file]
Homeless for 7 days and counting…
Contemporaneous Documentation
Environmental data and equipment status referenced in connection with the foregoing letter. All values transcribed directly from on-site instruments and time-stamped weather records.
Cumulative continuous runtime on the variable-speed remediation unit currently installed in the affected residence: 17 hours, 41 minutes. The unit has not been powered off since deployment; the reading reflects unbroken operation.
Operating mode at time of reading: variable-speed, manual control, running at the upper end of the range to maintain a tolerable indoor air baseline.
| Primary HEPA scrubber | Portable negative-air HEPA scrubber unit with variable-speed control (see Exhibit A for runtime). Cartridge-style HEPA filter visible at intake; sealed enclosure with latched access; rear exhaust port. Operating continuously since deployment. |
|---|---|
| Air purifier | Coway Airmega AP-1512HH(W) (white) — supplemental HEPA + activated-carbon residential air purifier. Deployed alongside the scrubber to maintain post-scrub baseline. |
| Location | Beneficiary’s remediated environment (post-displacement). Both units operating concurrently while Unit 806 at 315 N. 12th Street remains unoccupied. |
Equipment is privately funded by the beneficiary’s out-of-pocket resources. No remediation cost has been borne by the landlord (Post Goldtex LP / Greystar) or by the trust, notwithstanding repeated requests.
| Date | Conditions | Sun (h) | Outdoor high | Indoor peak | Indoor band (24h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 05/05 | Sunny | 13.0 | 85°F | 79°F | ~75–79°F |
| Wed 05/06 | Partly cloudy | 4.0 | 70°F | 77°F | ~75–77°F |
| Thu 05/07 | Mostly sunny | 7.6 | 67°F | 77°F | ~74–77°F |
| Fri 05/08 | Mostly sunny | 8.4 | 68°F | 80°F | ~75–80°F |
| Sat 05/09 | Mostly sunny | 9.0 | 67°F | 77°F | ~74–77°F |
| Sun 05/10 | Mostly sunny | 7.5 | 78°F | 78°F | ~73–78°F |
| Mon 05/11 | Mostly sunny | 6.3 | 62°F | 76°F | ~74–76°F |
| Tue 05/12 | Sunny | 13.0 | 69°F | 77°F | ~74–77°F |
| Indoor readings: ambient temperature sensor inside Unit 806. Outdoor readings: Philadelphia National Weather Service hourly observations. Sun hours: NWS sky-condition aggregates. | |||||
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Extended view: Unit 806 IoT sensor record with 25 documented events (Apr 1 – May 31, 2026). The elevated indoor temperature band persists across the entire 61-day window.
| Date | Conditions | Indoor peak (Unit 806) | Outdoor high (Philly) | Delta (indoor − outdoor) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 05/05 | Sunny | 79°F | 85°F | −6°F |
| Wed 05/06 | Partly cloudy | 77°F | 70°F | +7°F |
| Thu 05/07 | Mostly sunny | 77°F | 67°F | +10°F |
| Fri 05/08 | Mostly sunny | 80°F | 68°F | +12°F |
| Sat 05/09 | Mostly sunny | 77°F | 67°F | +10°F |
| Sun 05/10 | Mostly sunny | 78°F | 78°F | 0°F |
| Mon 05/11 | Mostly sunny | 76°F | 62°F | +14°F |
| Tue 05/12 | Sunny | 77°F | 69°F | +8°F |
| Highlighted rows: indoor peak exceeded the outdoor high. Mean indoor–outdoor delta over the 8-day window: +6.9°F. Excluding the one day with an 85°F outdoor heat spike (5/5), the mean delta rises to +8.7°F. | ||||
Related documentation:
For CEO-level accountability and the pattern of corporate decision-making behind these failures, see CEO accountability documentation.
For the broader pattern of institutional conduct across Greystar and affiliated entities, see Institutional misconduct patterns.