I have had many "problems" with my landlord up until this day. I try to understand her since this is her first time renting her 2 family house, so I'm trying my best to be a good person to her and not criticize her, which day by day is getting more and more annoying and difficult...
I live in a 2 family house, the electricity bill is included in the rent, this is due to the fact that she couldn't separate the electricity for my house, her basement and the share space with the other family. Everything was fine, until summer came, we talk to her and told her we NEEDED to have an AC and that we will pay the difference, which she says is fine. We told her we need a copy of the electricity bill so we know how much she is paying now, so we can calculate how much we need to pay for the next month. The problem is she REFUSES to give us a copy of the bill and even worse she REFUSES to shows us the bill. She gave us this shitty piece of paper were she wrote if the electric bill is higher than $82 per month we should pay the difference.
I'm not sure who is in the right or who is in the wrong here, but obviously I need to see how much she is paying a month so I can give her the difference when I actually buy the AC. This is driving me nuts because is getting way too hot, the house gets super humid and she has always been kinda of tricky, I don't want to pay more or less than what I should. I will like to know what are my rights as a tenant in Far Rockaway, New York.
Also, she stated in the lease that she should come into my house 2 times a year and check how are things, in case we did some damages, is she allow to do that? Not only that, but every other day, I will see her in the backyard roaming around. I once told her that she was making me uncomfortable. I'm honestly not living at peace, i feel worse than a criminal just by living here and I haven't done anything bad.
One more thing whenever i tell her I have her rent payment ready she never let me know when she is coming to pick up her check, she just shows up any day, any moment and we MUST be here when she appears. I have told her many many times, that we have a life to live, and we are NOT always at home, so when she is coming she should let us know.
I don't know how else to deal with her, please, I really need some help here, some guidance.
What are my rights?
Thank you.