Posted by N on August 08, 1998 at 13:58:42:
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A LANDLORD AND WANT TO GO TO COURT? THINK ABOUT THIS FIRST !!!!
THE LANDLORD GROUP CALLED " THE RENT STABILIZATION ASSOCIATION" MAINTAINS A DATA BASE OF COURT RECORDS
REGARDING LANDLORD TENANT CASES !!! 212-214-9255
ANY LANDLORD THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION CAN "CHECK OUT" A PROSPECTIVE TENANT TO SEE IF THEY EVER WENT TO COURT ON A LANDLORD TENANT ACTION. IT DOES NOT MATTER "WHY" YOU WENT TO COURT. EVEN IF IT WAS YOUR
"ONLY" OPTION TO GET SOMETHING DONE THAT WOULD NOT BE DONE UNLESS YOU WENT TO COURT. THE MERE FACT THAT "YOU WENT TO COURT" PUTS YOU IN THE DATA BASE.
EVEN IF YOU "WIN" YOU STILL "LOSE". IF YOU WERE A LANDLORD
WOULD YOU RENT TO A TENANT THAT WENT TO COURT ???
IN MY CASE IT WAS A MATTER OF NOISE FROM A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. THEY WOULD THROW A BALL AGAINST THE WALL AT
3 AM OR SAW WOOD AT 4 AM. I WROTE THE LANDLORD 14 CERTIFIED LETTERS REGARDING THEIR NUMEROUS NOISE VIOLATIONS AND THEY WERE ALL IGNORED. EVEN THOUGH THE
CO-OP HAD AN EXTREMELY STRICT CODE REGARDING NOISE THAT DISTURBS OTHER TENANTS. I "WARNED THE LANDLORD"
14 TIMES THAT I WAS GOING TO HOLD MY RENT IF THE CONDITIONS DO NOT CHANGE. I EVEN HAD 2 LAWYERS SEND LETTERS TO THE LANDLORD THAT COST ME $250. AFTER PAYING THE RENT FOR 10 MONTHS I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR THEM TO TAKE ME TO COURT. THEY DID AND I WON A 2 MONTH RENT ABATEMENT. THE "NON PAYMENT ACTION" WAS TURNED INTO A "HOLDOVER" BY THE JUDGE AND I WAS GIVEN 2 WEEKS TO VACATE. THE RENT ON THE APT WAS $1,250 PER MONTH !!! I WAS HAPPY BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO LIVE THERE ANOTHER DAY. MY DAYS IN COURT WAS SOMETHING LIKE TRYING TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM THE GUILLOTINE DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION...THE JUDGE WAS BRUTAL AND PRO LANDLORD ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE END WHEN I WENT TO SEE THE CHIEF JUDGE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT HER.
SO FAR I HAVE APPLIED FOR SEVERAL APTS BUT HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN. THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAD THEIR APPLICATION IN FIRST!!!
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS THIS : SUE THE LANDLORD IF YOU LIVE IN A RENT STABILIZED APT AND DO NOT PLAN TO MOVE FROM IT "EVER" OR YOU PLAN TO MOVE OUT OF THE STATE!!!
A BETTER CHOICE WOULD BE, IF YOU DO PLAN TO MOVE OR LIVE IN A SUBLET..."PAY THE RENT AND ASK THE LANDLORD TO LET YOU GO"
THE"BEST" PLAN WOULD BE TO CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE DATA BASE
AND THE FACT THAT YOU WANT YOUR DAY IN COURT AND WITHOUT THE THREAT OF "BLACKLISTING". IT SHOULD COME UNDER THE SAME LAW THAT PROTECTS US AGAINST RETALIATORY EVICTIONS DUE TO COMPLAINTS ETC. BUT AS LONG AS THIS DATA BASE IS USED BY LANDLORDS TO "SCREEN TENANTS".. YOU AIN'T GOT A CHANCE !!!!!!!
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