The most serious charge, second-degree burglary, carries a maximum prison term of 15 years. It was based on what prosecutors called the illegal entry into the apartment at 324 Central. Although that tenant never returned, those at 98 Linden stayed, using a bathroom on the second floor or ones at area restaurants and laundromats.

Mr. Thompson said the grand larceny charges related to depriving the tenants of basic services and stealing the value of their homes. At 98 Linden, he said, the Israels went as far as having an employee, supposedly hired to provide security, intimidate tenants with two pit bulls and by blasting music at early-morning hours.

“I have four children, and they left me on the street,” Ms. Hormiga said in Spanish. “We suffered a lot.”

But a celebratory mood reigned on Thursday as Mr. Thompson, joined by the tenants and other city officials, held a news conference in front of 98 Linden. “We’re overwhelmed with joy that finally they are going to get what they deserve,” said Noelia Calero, a tenant.

In three buildings, including 324 Central, the Israels also filed renovation plans with the city that said, falsely, that no tenants would be around during the work, the indictment says.

At the arraignment, an assistant district attorney, Gavin Miles, said the Israels gained between $60,000 and $150,000 by illegally pushing out tenants paying $650 to $1,000 a month and replacing them with others paying upward of $3,500.