I recently posted a question about my rights in the event that my landlord sell the building I live in (rent stabilized apartment) to someone who takes it owner occupancy. Your advice was great, and now I have another question:
I also went to a tenant's rights legal clinic in midtown and consulted with an attorney for free. Because I have not received a new lease in 10 years (I did receive one initially 9 years ago, but the LL never gave me my signed copy, so the last one I have a copy of was 10 years ago), he suggested I file a complaint with DHCR through the RA-90 form to provide evidence that prior to the sale I was trying to exercise my right to renewal.
However, when I was reading the explanation of tenant's rights to renewal on this site, the paragraph states that it's possible to complain about a LL's offer (or lack thereof, I assume) but "This is usually only advisable when the dispute threatens to go to Housing Court."
Why is that? I'm trying to figure out whether I should follow the free attorney's advice or not (I have no idea if he's actually any good...though he seemed informative).
Thank you!