I have been a my apartment eight years. My landlord (I nicknamed "Fred Sanford") has a 77' Grand Prix parked on the side of the house, hidden by a fence. I didnt make a major issue of it until he started to raise my rent. I requested he remove the car starting a year ago. It is not only horrendous to look at, it is dangerous and unsanitary (vermon magnet) to have something like that parked on the premises (side of house mind you, NOT the driveway). Its illegal to have an unregistered car on your property in this county. I dont want to call the police just yet for it to be ticketed. Trying to resolve this peacefully. I live in nice neighborhood on LI although feeling like its a bit "rural" w/the car there. I verbally told him on the phone 2 months ago, I will be left no choice but to withhold rent until the car is removed. He assured me, again, he would but did not. Rent due today and I told him the car must be removed AND yard cleaned and will be happy to pay him his rent.
This is "legal" mother daughter but illegal for me because I am not a relative - he sort of would be shooting himself in the foot taking legal action
was this not a good move to withold rent?