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Posted by lea on September 08, 1999 at 13:02:52:

In Reply to: Re: owner taking us to court saying house illegl to rent posted by DK on September 08, 1999 at 09:48:47:

yes i am from the bronx NYC. i dont even think this is a legal 2 fam house he has 2 apt. up here in the attic, both rented. the papers say i have been here for 6 yrs and the ll and i entered a verbal agreement of 450 per month and that i owe him 2700 which i do not. i guess he threw that in to make it sound better. i have 3 lil dogs and am going to have major proble,s finding a place to live w/1 dog let alone 3 i dont know what to do i mean i recvd some emails telling me to talk to the court attn. and i will and i will also take the papers and go to the court asap. thanks to all for the info
i have been telling the ll that the electric is very bad in this house its only set up for one family so u cant even use the toaster w/the microwave or it will blow out, also i have a feeling there is asbestos in this apt. is there any way i could get the owner of the house the ll to pay to have it checkd so that if there is asbestos in this apt i know who to sue for my life?? thanks lea
: : the owner saying he recently found out the house is not a legal 3 fam dweling and is
: : suing us to vacate i just got a courst doc that i must answer in 20 days saying his
: : home is not legal and in its condition can not be rented out. he has never pd taxes o
: : on this hoouse as a rental, he has another tenant in the front apt of his house that
: : just moved in 2 yrs ago we have been here for 6 yrs. but they are trying to get us out
: : we always pay the rent but sometimes i was a week late w/it but never more than 10 days late ever
: : but i gues he rather have someone who pays on time every time which i understand but
: : that is no reason to throw us out w/out any place to go and no money to do it with is there
: : anything i can do in regards to this case?? help please email me i will tell u all the
: : details of the court doc. thanks help me please it will cost me over 2000 to
: : move i just dont have it, another thing is we have alwsays paid cash w/no reciepts
: : he wanted it that way but now we have no proof of payment thanks lea

: You do not indicate whether you live in New York City. If you do, Mark Smith recently posted a very helpful link which explains some of the issues. I have copied the link below.

: If your unit is illegal, Multiple Dwelling Law sections 300, 301 and 302 apply. You can find them on the TenantNet website. MDL § 302 says that no rent is owed for an illegal unit, so you should stop paying rent immediately.

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: yes i am from the bronx NYC. i dont even think this is a legal 2 fam house he has 2 apt. up here in the attic, both rented. the papers say i have been here for 6 yrs and the ll and i entered a verbal agreement of 450 per month and that i owe him 2700 which i do not. i guess he threw that in to make it sound better. i have 3 lil dogs and am going to have major proble,s finding a place to live w/1 dog let alone 3 i dont know what to do i mean i recvd some emails telling me to talk to the court attn. and i will and i will also take the papers and go to the court asap. thanks to all for the info  
: i have been telling the ll that the electric is very bad in this house its only set up for one family so u cant even use the toaster w/the microwave or it will blow out, also i have a feeling there is asbestos in this apt. is there any way i could get the owner of the house the ll to pay to have it checkd so that if there is asbestos in this apt i know who to sue for my life?? thanks lea
: : : the owner saying he recently found out the house is not a legal 3 fam dweling and is 
: : : suing us to vacate i just got a courst doc that i must answer in 20 days saying his
: : : home is not legal and in its condition can not be rented out. he has never pd taxes o
: : : on this hoouse as a rental, he has another tenant in the front apt of his house that 
: : : just moved in 2 yrs ago we have been here for 6 yrs. but they are trying to get us out
: : : we always pay the rent but sometimes i was a week late w/it but never more than 10 days late ever
: : : but i gues he rather have someone who pays on time every time which i understand but
: : : that is no reason to throw us out w/out any place to go and no money to do it with is there
: : : anything i can do in regards to this case?? help please email me i will tell u all the 
: : : details of the court doc. thanks           help me please it will cost me over 2000 to 
: : : move i just dont have it, another thing is we have alwsays paid cash w/no reciepts 
: : : he wanted it that way but now we have no proof of payment thanks lea

: : You do not indicate whether you live in New York City. If you do, Mark Smith recently posted a very helpful link which explains some of the issues. I have copied the link below.

: : If your unit is illegal, Multiple Dwelling Law sections 300, 301 and 302 apply. You can find them on the TenantNet website. MDL § 302 says that no rent is owed for an illegal unit, so you should stop paying rent immediately. 


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