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Illegal Co-op Sublet

Postby Renter7 » Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:53 am

I recently signed a lease with a co-op shareholder, and while we stipulated in the lease that it is a shared living space, his presence will be very limited. I recently found out that the co-op has a rule that even for roommate situations, the owner has to be living there 80% of the time.

Prior to moving in, I had no clue about how co-ops worked, and am now nervous about being evicted. I have three questions:

- How much time do I have to leave if the board does file to evict me?
- Is there any chance that if my landlord goes to the board and requests to make this a legal sublet, they would oblige?
- What are my obligations to the landlord regarding the lease I signed if I am evicted before the end of the lease?

Thanks!
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Postby TenantNet » Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:13 am

You appear to be mixing things up. There are roommates and then there are sublets. There are different rules for each. This is not a co-op board so we can't tell you much about co-ops, but the shareholder, as a "tenant" would have a right to a roommate, and they would -- under the sublet law -- have a right to sublet.

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