New docuseries searches for NYC’s elusive worst landlords

If you’re striking out trying to get ahold of your landlord when there’s a leak, no heat, roaches or other common curses of city living, you’re not alone. The number of delinquent landlords in New York City seemingly is as rampant as the rat population.

Filmmaker Jeff Seal, 40, sought to chat with these elusive creatures — the two-legged, property-owner kind — in “New York’s Worst Landlords,” a new three-part documentary series debuting on YouTube on Monday, June 7. He started with the Public Advocate’s annual Worst Landlord Watchlist as a guide, but actually getting offenders, like Silvershore Properties or Delshah Capital, on the phone or in person was a challenge.