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Posted by Richard on January 04, 2000 at 11:20:58:

In Reply to: landlord wants to rise my rent or kick me out - there is no LEASE posted by Sylvia on January 03, 2000 at 19:46:21:

Sylvia try this.....take the cover off the thermostat, and you should see a little capule with some silver liquid in in..(its mercury)....move your thermostat back and forth does the ball of mercury go from one side to the other,? and does it make a little spark when the heater is supposed to turn on? if not it may not even be hooked up at all....

Does anyone else have the same problem? heat goes on in the summertime?

Heres an interesting tip, a lot of times things are backwards....if your apartment is cold its not your radiators or the furnace....it could be the landlords wife is cooking and the heat from the kitchen it getting to their thermostat and fooling it into believing its 70+ degrees in the apartment and no heat is required, then you will get no heat.....if your heat is controlled by the landlords thermostat....(and yours is may not be working)....interesting isnt it?

And yes the landlord can raise only your rent......in an unregulated apartment....but it creates bad feelings......

Hmmmmm............monthly floods........does he have a younger wife? monthly womans problems maybe???????? or do you throw..............down the toilet?

When you investigate a problem NOTHING is left out as a cause....

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: Sylvia  try this.....take the cover off the thermostat,  and you should see a little capule
: with some silver liquid in in..(its mercury)....move your thermostat back and forth does the
: ball of mercury go from one side to the other,?  and  does it make a little spark when the
: heater is supposed to turn on?  if
: not  it may not even be hooked up at all....

: Does anyone else have the same problem?  heat goes on in the summertime?

: Heres an interesting  tip, a lot of times  things are backwards....if your apartment is cold
: its not your radiators or the  furnace....it could be the landlords wife is cooking  and the
: heat from the kitchen  it getting to their thermostat  and fooling it into believing its 70+
: degrees  in the apartment and no
: heat is required,  then  you will get no heat.....if your heat is controlled by the landlords
: thermostat....(and yours is may not  be working)....interesting isnt it?

: And yes the landlord  can raise only your rent......in an unregulated apartment....but it
: creates bad  feelings......

: Hmmmmm............monthly floods........does he have a younger wife?      monthly   womans
: problems  maybe????????  or  do you  throw..............down the toilet?

: When you investigate a problem  NOTHING is left out as a cause....

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: : Hi all,
: : For two years I have been living without lease in Brooklyn, NY in 5 family house.
: : Two days ago my landlord (just out of the blue) approached me with his decision to rise my rent from $800 to $900.
: : When I asked him why he wants to rise my rent, he said that he doesn't have to answer and explain me because legally I live in 3 family house where there is no law written and he can rise my rent by as much as he wants and whenever he wants.
: : To spice the whole problem I just want to let you know that he decided to rise only my rent - nobody else is about to have rent risen, and also my landlord live in the same house and rents 4 other apartments but for 2 of them he doesn't pay taxes because he doesn't report them.
: : So far, I refused to pay him higher rent because for half a year I have been having a problem with my toilet and for 3 months I have been asking him to repair my thermostat, because I have either horrible heat in my apartment that I am unable to breath or
: : it is so cold that I am shaking.  Another words I have been asking and asking and complaining but even thought I have been still paying my $800 rent every month on time.  Well I refuse to pay $900 and he said that if I do not pay it he wants me out and if I do not leave he will make me leave his way.
: : What are my options??
: : Can I report him somewhere and let IRS know that the house is 5 family not 3 ?? ( this way he will definitely get in trouble if he is vicious to me)
: : Does he have a right to kick me out if I pay my rent on time every month??
: : Does he have a right to rise only my rent even though my apartment is the only one in the house that needs repairs, simply because the house was old when they bought it and the only apartment where plumbing wasn't changed was the one that I moved in??

: : I just want to remind you that I do not have a LEASE.
: : I will really appreciate any feedback and input.
: : Thanks a lot guys and happy New Years
: : I am waiting for your responses


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