My friend has a problem that is driving him crazy. Every evening around six when the outside lights of his building (rent stablized in Manhattan) come on so does the front door buzzer and stays on until the lights go off in the morning.
This causes two problems:
1. Anyone can enter the building during the night -- just this morning as he left for work he had to step over a homeless person sleeping in his hallway; and
2. It is impossible to get and sleep because the loud buzzer echoes throughout the building (and he's on a low florr)
The landlord ignored the probelm for a month and then twice (supposedly) sent someone during the day when, as the landlord was told, there wasn't a problem. He has sent several certified letters complaining and still nothing has been done.
I suggested he with hold rent he says he'd rather take them to court. What do you think?