A ritzy Upper East Side co-op board wants to kick this adorable canine out of the penthouse home he shares with his fashion-designer master, according to a new lawsuit.
Oscar — a 7-year-old part chow chow, part golden retriever — allegedly bit three other residents and the doorman at his longtime home at East 68th Street and Second Avenue, according to papers filed in Manhattan Civil Court.
But Oscar’s owner, Edgar Brandau, 82 — a retired menswear designer who says he once tutored Ralph Lauren — told The Post his dog has lived in the 12th-floor apartment since he was a pup with no problems.
Brandau, who has owned his apartment for 60 years, contends that Oscar is “the most-loved dog in the entire building” and says the alleged attacks were minor incidents instigated by the victims.
“He wouldn’t hurt anyone,” insisted Brandau, who sold his clothing label to Neiman Marcus and Saks.
“Oscar kisses babies. He comes to church with me all the time,” he said.
The co-op board alleged in court papers that Brandau has ignored orders to “keep the dog muzzled at all times when leaving or entering the building” — where a two-bedroom apartment recently sold for $1.2 million.
Since he didn’t comply, the co-op board claims in court papers that Oscar “is jeopardizing the health and safety of the building’s occupants and staff” and therefore needs to be evicted.
But Brandau said, “I have letters from my doctors saying that my dog is essential to my health.
“I need him, I can’t live without him.”
A Department of Health spokesperson said the city received dog-bite reports associated with Oscar in August 2009 and May 2012.
An attorney for the building did not return calls for comment.