painting an apt and general questions

[Derek Smith]

hi-
i've just moved into an apartment with a friend. he's been living here since 1996 and the apt has never been repainted so the walls look sort of grimy.
does he have a right to ask the landlord to repaint the apartment, or are such things up to him?
also since i am new to nyc, i wonder if there is anything online i could read about a tenants basic rights? tenant.net is great but i'm looking for sort of a "tenant in nyc 101" type thing.
thanks,
D.

[HAJ77]

By law, walls must be painted a neutral color every 3 years by the landlord. In practice, that doesn't happen too often, but it is the LLs responsiblity.

Besides TenantNet, I would suggest that you visit
HousingNYC.com and read the various FAQs and articles. If you're new to the city, find out if your apartment is rent regulated since they are governed by stricter regulations than market rate apartments Are you Rent Stabilized? this will list the building, so you would still need to verify that your apartment is included. Finally, visit NYC.Gov and select Housing-HPD and you can check on violations that your building has with the city.

Being new to NYC, the most important thing to know is that the Yankees are the only team that matters

[mjr203]

Originally posted by HJ:
Being new to NYC, the most important thing to know is that the Yankees are the only team that matters

It is also important to learn local trivia.

Did you know that Yanks is an abbreviation?












It is short for Yankees SUCK.



-POINTER

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