Hello everyone,
I am a shareholder of Mitchell-Lama co-op apartment. I gained succession rights after my uncle passed away because his wife (I will call her R) could not prove her residency. She leaves in different country, has main source of income there, many real estate and huge bank accounts. She just visits US twice a year to keep her "green card", report fake low income to receive benefits for herself and her daughter who studies in private college and lives in my apartment.
They refuse to participate in cost of maintanance but insist on me to put them on income affidavit every year.
I made mistake few years ago transfering succession rights to my name and not putting another person who lives there longer than me on income affidavit. This person was never on a list when I moved in and my uncle was still alive. I was afraid that when I combine mine and his income I will loose rights to this apartment. Now I know it is not true.
This year I decided not put R on a list and she went to management to report me.
Manager advised me to "come out the shadow" and list everybody (even R who "visits" us only for few weeks twice a year) what I did.
Now I am facing surcharge, R and her daughter still refuse to pay and R urges my "roommate" not to pay either.
I am looking for any opportunity to separate.
1. I am on waiting list for a studio apartment in the same complex but mine number is very high and there is low number of "studios".
2. I am willing to downsize this apartment and move to a smaller one where I can take care of my mother who just came to US as a permanent resident and there is no room for her in place where I live. When I spoke with previous management and told them about it they said that if I move by myself and people listed on bigger apartment will not vacate it, there will be eviction proceeding towards them and towards me. Does it mean that I have to take them with me and provide for them against my own will????
3. I consulted my situation with a lawyer already but he did not find any solution.
Thats why I found this forum. Hoping to find a way to solve my problem. I will appreciate any advice, any direction.
Thank you in advance.