Trumps: Don’t nix our name

Fight over NY condo

A Manhattan condominium debating whether to dump the Trump name from its exterior could face a lawsuit from the president’s namesake business.

Taking the Trump name off 200 Riverside Blvd. at Trump Place, a 48-story, 376unit luxury building managed by Trump International Realty, would be a “flagrant” breach of a nearly 20-yearold license agreement, a Trump lawyer warned.

Attorney Alan Garten fired off a letter in March warning the building’s management board to put the brakes on the discussions, which heated up as Trump’s controversial presidency kicked off.

Three buildings on Riverside Boulevard — 140, 160, and 180 — removed Trump’s name last year after hundreds of residents petitioned for the change.

A board subcommittee at 200 Riverside, which first licensed the Trump name in 2000, revealed the lawsuit threat in a Manhattan Su- preme Court bid to clarify whether they have the right to dump Trump, according to court papers.

“We are not aware of any circumstances under which the condominium would have the right to terminate the license agreement and will defend our rights vigorously,” Garten told The Post on Saturday.

Some residents want to keep the Trump name, Garten wrote in his March letter, adding that the building would face “substantial liability” from DJT Holdings, the Trump company listed on the agreement, and “from unit owners in the Condominium, many of whom have already reached out to us to express their grave concerns.”

The license agreement — which describes Trump as a “worldwide renowned builder . . . who enjoys the highest reputation” — gives Trump’s DJT Holdings LLC the right to exit the deal if the building enters bankruptcy, becomes “destroyed,” or stops being a condominium.