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Posted by broken lock on September 19, 1999 at 12:43:08:

The building: NYC coop, 70% shareholder-occupied, 20% stabilized, & us: subletting from an out-of-town shareholder, not a sponsor.

The event: building door doesn't close/lock reliably.

The research today: Attorney General's web site & the other Tenant.net web site & the NYC web site.

A partial answer so far: tried to call HPD to report the problem, can't be anonymous (still thinking about it...)

The REAL question: according to rent stabilized neighbor, this is a recurring problem. it started up again 2 weeks ago, we discovered it yesterday. no one warned us about the security breach. the shareholder-manager only told other shareholder-residents. according to the attorney general's web site, there is a law 352eeee requiring the building manager to treat shareholders and rent stabilized equally, without discrimination (no one warned them either). did i read that section wrong: does this law cover sublet-tenants too? is there another law somewhere? aren't they required to warn all of us, not just the resident-shareholders?

These people obviously lack common sense, common courtesy, and fear of lawsuits, so we thought quoting a law in a certified letter would open their eyes.... so they would tell us next time & maybe speed up getting the lock/door fixed, without making enemies (we have several months left on the lease).

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: The building: NYC coop, 70% shareholder-occupied, 20% stabilized, & us: subletting from an out-of-town shareholder, not a sponsor.

: The event: building door doesn't close/lock reliably.

: The research today: Attorney General's web site & the other Tenant.net web site & the NYC web site.

: A partial answer so far: tried to call HPD to report the problem, can't be anonymous (still thinking about it...)

: The REAL question: according to rent stabilized neighbor, this is a recurring problem.  it started up again 2 weeks ago, we discovered it yesterday.  no one warned us about the security breach.  the shareholder-manager only told other shareholder-residents.  according to the attorney general's web site, there is a law 352eeee requiring the building manager to treat shareholders and rent stabilized equally, without discrimination (no one warned them either).  did i read that section wrong: does this law cover sublet-tenants too?  is there another law somewhere? aren't they required to warn all of us, not just the resident-shareholders?

: These people obviously lack common sense, common courtesy, and fear of lawsuits, so we thought quoting a law in a certified letter would open their eyes.... so they would tell us next time & maybe speed up getting the lock/door fixed, without making enemies (we have several months left on the lease). 


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