NYCs controversial pot-shop sheriff files ironic personal suit over home-contractors procedure

The controversial city sheriff accused of bypassing due process to lock up suspect pot shops has filed an “ironic” lawsuit claiming home contractors he hired are guilty of the same indifference toward procedure.New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s $350,000 lawsuit says his contractor and at least some sub-contractors failed to apply for the permits needed for a rehab of his Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, housing property — which he alleges is now rendered “inhospitable” because of their sloppy work. Miranda has been the face of a controversial push to padlock alleged illicit pot shops, a move called “unconstitutional” by some state courts.His lawsuit claims his hired home workers committed an illegal blunder themselves — by failing to follow city building procedure and skimping on filing for proper permits for a basement excavation job at the three-family house he owns with his wife on Willoughby Avenue.“It’s extremely ironic for him to bring this type of suit,” said lawyer Nadia Kahnauth, who has represented at least 10 pot shops padlocked by Miranda despite administrative court recommendations for them to reopen — only to have the decisions overruled by the Miranda’s office, which has ordered the stores to remain padlocked for at least one year.Miranda’s lawyer did not respond to a Post request for comment, nor did his main contractor being suided, The Professionals-General Services, Inc.“He’s accusing them of not following due process, when meanwhile, his office doesn’t follow any due process day in and day out,” Kahnauth alleged of Miranda to The Post. “[It is] definitely hypocritical to impose this type of blatant violation of due process on other parties all through the city and then bring a lawsuit for $350,000 when it happens to you,” Kahnauth said.“But par for the course.”Miranda’s lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Kings County Supreme Court, claims that city buildings inspectors issued a stop-work order at his ...