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Posted by Ken on December 16, 2000 at 05:27:47:

In Reply to: Here's a thought... posted by peace on December 15, 2000 at 16:13:31:

What you describe happens more often than you might think. The apartments in question are essentially removed from the rental market as prospective tenants who aren't relatives or "insiders" cannot rent them. Some landlords go so far as to hire detectives to investigate exactly where a leaseholder resides and attempt to reclaim the apartment in court.

The result of all this, of course, is to restrict the supply of apartments, which drives up the price of those non-regulated apartments. For more about the economics of rent regulations, check out the article below (I posted it in another message, but it disappeared).

: For those apartments that are under Rent Control, I understand that the apartment may be handed over to a direct relative if they were living on premises for at least 2 years.

: What if that direct relative did not really live there? Instead, they just put their name on the mailbox? What rights does the landlord have to prevent this from happening?

: Thanks for you help.

: -Curious

• How Rent Controls Drive Out Affordable Housing

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• Re: he asked about rent control, probably in NYC SamE 12/16/00 (1)
  • Sam: You must read this for the facts Ken 12/17/00 (0)

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: What you describe happens more often than you might think.  The apartments in question are essentially removed from the rental market as prospective tenants who aren't relatives or "insiders" cannot rent them.  Some landlords go so far as to hire detectives to investigate exactly where a leaseholder resides and attempt to reclaim the apartment in court.

: The result of all this, of course, is to restrict the supply of apartments, which drives up the price of those non-regulated apartments.  For more about the economics of rent regulations, check out the article below (I posted it in another message, but it disappeared).

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: : For those apartments that are under Rent Control, I understand that the apartment may be handed over to a direct relative if they were living on premises for at least 2 years.

: : What if that direct relative did not really live there?  Instead, they just put their name on the mailbox?  What rights does the landlord have to prevent this from happening?

: : Thanks for you help.

: : -Curious


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