6-foot high 'poor fences' keep Queens tenants penned in from luxury porch

Residents Erin McFazden and Erik Clancy believe fence was erected on their porch because they live in a rent-stabilizedunit The fence was not there when the young couple signed a lease on the Queens, New York apartment building in March Building owners say the fence was installed to keep unit's outdoor spaceseparatefrom astaging area for window washers

By MailOnline Reporter

Published: 19:36 EST, 8 December 2014 | Updated: 13:27 EST, 9 December 2014

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Young couple Erin McFadzen and Erik Clancy thought they were signing a lease to the perfect apartment: a rent-stabilizedunit in a newly-constructed high-rise with a porch overlooking the Manhattan skyline.

Instead, they ended up with a cage.

These are the bleak wire fences the couple found when they moved into the Q41 apartment in July, which theybelievewere erected to keep residents in the building paying market value from becoming jealous of their extra space.

Roped off: Erik Clancy 29 years old and Erin McFadzen 30, behind the so-called 'poor fence' on their Queens apartment

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6-foot high 'poor fences' keep Queens tenants penned in from luxury porch