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Posted by JJ on January 23, 2002 at 23:39:05:

In Reply to: roommate rules posted by Jen on January 23, 2002 at 12:02:07:

: Can anyone explain the legalities here:

: I rented an apartment (not regulated) in NYC two months ago. I told the managing agent I would be living there with two other roommates. The three of us met her. The agent and I agreed that I would be the only one on the lease. The lease does state however that only persons named on it can occupy the apt. (is says a few other things that seem illegal or were clearly not to be the case and it is a form for a 2-5 unit building while this is a 25 unit bldg.) So obviously the agent knew that part of the lease was not going to be fulfilled when she met us and when I signed. Now we have two additional roommates, a total of five, one happens to be my domestic partner. Can she object if she were to find out? Should I send a letter with all our names? We will be paying the rent and all, and she may never find out anyway...what to do?

: Thanks for any help.

You can have as many as you like as long as you don't exceed the overcrowding statutes (in the MDL and the HMC).

See RRL 235-f

Real Property Law 235-f.

Goto the Housing Court Decisions section here on TenantNet and search on [roommate].

Read Stavrolakes decision.

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• Re: roommate rules; JJ is completey wrong consigliere 01/24/02 (4)
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: : Can anyone explain the legalities here:

: : I rented an apartment (not regulated) in NYC two months ago.  I told the managing agent I would be living there with two other roommates.  The three of us met her.  The agent and I agreed that I would be the only one on the lease.  The lease does state however that only persons named on it can occupy the apt. (is says a few other things that seem illegal or were clearly not to be the case and it is a form for a 2-5 unit building while this is a 25 unit bldg.)  So obviously the agent knew that part of the lease was not going to be fulfilled when she met us and when I signed.  Now we have two additional roommates, a total of five, one happens to be my domestic partner.  Can she object if she were to find out?  Should I send a letter with all our names?  We will be paying the rent and all, and she may never find out anyway...what to do?

: : Thanks for any help.

: You can have as many as you like as long as you don't exceed the overcrowding statutes (in the MDL and the HMC).

: See RRL 235-f

: Real Property Law 235-f.

: Goto the Housing Court Decisions section here on TenantNet and search on [roommate].

: Read Stavrolakes decision.


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