In september I received a letter from the leasing office stating that I had 3 days to renew my lease or legal action would be taked against me. The interesting part is that this letter was sent to me in september and I signed a year lease in March. I called....and they hemmed and hawed and I was told to disregard the notice. However when discussing this with the leasing office they told me that they were going to hike my rent from $1009 to $1350 after the lease is up. I asked if they could do that and I was told yes because it ws a "market" Apartment. Is that true??
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This past saturday I received a letter from the leasing office with the header reading "30 DAY EVICTION NOTICE" For leaving garbage in the stairwell. Although i do take full responsibility for the garbage (Empty boxes from a new roomate moving in) I am on the top floor and there is no one above me and the next door neightbor is a friend and would nag me about it before complaining to the landlord. I marched down to the leasing office demanding an explanation to the letter which seemed more of a scare tactic. I was told by the woman, who didnt readily admit that she wrote the letter, that she put "30 NOTICE OF EVICTION" to scare me into coming to her office to discuss the garbage matter. I have a difficult time understanding that. If they wanted to talk about the garbage issue why didnt thet just say that?? My question to you is can I actually be evicted in 30 days or is this falling under harrassment? It seems I am being scared into leaving my apartment so they can hike the rent. Where can I go to obtain my rights in the city of NY Queens borough as a tenant as i think a war ia on the brew? Thanks