My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: New york
Hey guys, this is a followup to this thread: http://ift.tt/1pvdFJI. But to spare you having to open that link I will review. I and the neighboring tenants all live in a apartment building with 3 separate apartments. The people below me are 4 individuals all sharing an apartment. In the past, prior to these four people moving in below me, the driveway has always been treated as first come first serve, with alternate parking on the street. These 4 individuals asked me to let them park me in, a request I refused. The landlord claimed he would take legal action, which was the basis of the previous post. My lease states that I may park one car in the driveway and does not say I have to let anyone park behind me. When I posted about this, the consensus seemed to be that the landlord didn't have a legal leg to stand on.
Today, for the first time since I previously posted I got home and the driveway was empty, so I parked in it. Later tonight, about 8ish, the neighbors knocked on my door threatening to call the police and have me towed (A hollow threat it seems). After calling the landlord to see if he told them they could (he says he didn't), he told me that he was intending to evict me because my parking in the driveway violated my lease, and that he was having said neighbors document me parking in the driveway for evidence in court. Is this something he cal possibly do? What steps could he take and how should I prepare for them? Are there any preventative measures I can take?
Now, in addition I have a maintenance issue, which I wish to how best to deal with. There are 3 items that need to be fixed, first is the window. This summer, when I opened the window, the bottom (sash?) fell off, apparently rotted from years of moisture. His man has come and reattached the sash (he simply used two metal L shaped brackets to attach the bottom sash piece to the sides of the window.) However, the sash is not tight against the window pane in any sense (There is like a centimeter gap on one end) and come winter will affect my heating bill. Assuming he does not fix this, what are my options? I am understanding that this would comprise an honest habitability issue and want to know how to deal with it if he doesn't fix it.
In addition to the window, I had previously had my kitchen light stop working, and while working on it, the maintenance man had damaged/removed tiles from around the light switch, which were never reattached, so I have a patch of bare wall next to my lightswitch. Secondly, the top of the counter top next to the light switch was removed from the cabinet, so it is now loose and sitting on top of the counter. Therefore the counter top can fall off of the cabinet anytime it is bumped. After talking to the landlord today, he told me he simply wouldn't fix these two issues. Do I have any options or is just up to him and I have to deal with it?
Thanks everyone for your time!
Hey guys, this is a followup to this thread: http://ift.tt/1pvdFJI. But to spare you having to open that link I will review. I and the neighboring tenants all live in a apartment building with 3 separate apartments. The people below me are 4 individuals all sharing an apartment. In the past, prior to these four people moving in below me, the driveway has always been treated as first come first serve, with alternate parking on the street. These 4 individuals asked me to let them park me in, a request I refused. The landlord claimed he would take legal action, which was the basis of the previous post. My lease states that I may park one car in the driveway and does not say I have to let anyone park behind me. When I posted about this, the consensus seemed to be that the landlord didn't have a legal leg to stand on.
Today, for the first time since I previously posted I got home and the driveway was empty, so I parked in it. Later tonight, about 8ish, the neighbors knocked on my door threatening to call the police and have me towed (A hollow threat it seems). After calling the landlord to see if he told them they could (he says he didn't), he told me that he was intending to evict me because my parking in the driveway violated my lease, and that he was having said neighbors document me parking in the driveway for evidence in court. Is this something he cal possibly do? What steps could he take and how should I prepare for them? Are there any preventative measures I can take?
Now, in addition I have a maintenance issue, which I wish to how best to deal with. There are 3 items that need to be fixed, first is the window. This summer, when I opened the window, the bottom (sash?) fell off, apparently rotted from years of moisture. His man has come and reattached the sash (he simply used two metal L shaped brackets to attach the bottom sash piece to the sides of the window.) However, the sash is not tight against the window pane in any sense (There is like a centimeter gap on one end) and come winter will affect my heating bill. Assuming he does not fix this, what are my options? I am understanding that this would comprise an honest habitability issue and want to know how to deal with it if he doesn't fix it.
In addition to the window, I had previously had my kitchen light stop working, and while working on it, the maintenance man had damaged/removed tiles from around the light switch, which were never reattached, so I have a patch of bare wall next to my lightswitch. Secondly, the top of the counter top next to the light switch was removed from the cabinet, so it is now loose and sitting on top of the counter. Therefore the counter top can fall off of the cabinet anytime it is bumped. After talking to the landlord today, he told me he simply wouldn't fix these two issues. Do I have any options or is just up to him and I have to deal with it?
Thanks everyone for your time!
Parking and Access: Can I Be Evicted for Parking in My Appartment Building's Driveway Also Maintenence
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