Okay, I need help to find resources. Here's the problem. My landlord - a lovely, irresponsible, 21 year old girl - has told us that she will not renew our lease because she found someone else who will pay much more than us (something to that effect). She never offered it to us, nor offered us a price, and I'm trying to guage how much of an increase she can actually by law hold per year (I think it is 10% but I'm not sure). The problem is, she refuses to extend our lease about 3 months until I am done with my semester of classes (I'm a Professor) and we're moving out of the area in the Summer. So, thanks to her, we'd have to move in March and then again in June, which is expensive and disruptive, that is, if we could even FIND a place that would take us for 3-4 months (month to month lease).
Do we have any rights here? Shouldn't she have to offer a year lease to us FIRST before other people? How much can she raise it legally per year in NYS?
Any help would be much appreciated.
DHF