I live in New York City. My lease ends October 31 and I am vacating my rent stabilized apartment. On the night of October 20, my landlord informed me that he was going to have contracters fix some tiles in my bathroom during the day of October 21. When I got home during the night of October 21, I saw that the bathroom is being renovated much more than what was explained to me (ceiling replaced, all walls are being sanded, etc.). All of my bathroom items were moved out by the contractors into my bedroom. In addition, the contracters have moved all the items out of my kitchen into my bedroom and covered the floor with paper and left their items in my kitchen. They apparently are coming back October 22 and who knows how long this is going to last. I called my landlord who is apparently out of the country until next week!
I feel completely violated. I want free rent during this time period since I'm living in a contruction zone. In addition, they are using my electricity to do the renovation work. I know the landlord wants the apartment available for a new tenant November 1 but this is not my problem.
What are my rights? What should I do?