Even 80-Year-Old Clowns Do It

Of course Bozo the Clown takes advantage of the city’s rent stabilization laws. Of course:

Larry Harmon, who has played Bozo for decades, agreed to the doubling of the rent for his two-bedroom midtown pad after his landlord learned his primary residence is in California.

Under the city Rent Stabilization Law, tenants in rent-regulated apartments can be booted if their main home is elsewhere.

The 80-year-old entertainer, who owns the Bozo trademark, has kept a place at 60 W. 57th St. for 37 years and is currently paying $1,718.27 a month.

“It wasn’t personal,” said Bradley Silverbush, attorney for the landlord, 60 West 58th St. Associates.

Realizing the jig is up, Bozo seemed to be taking the news in stride:

Facing eviction, the clown agreed to a four-year lease at $3,600 a month. He’ll leave when the lease is up.

Harmon said he’s usually on the road, trying to make kids smile.

“I want to just keep laughing!” he said.

$1700 a month for a two-bedroom on 57th Street. Ha ha. Very fucking funny.