Hello,
I had a previous post about my ongoing fight to restore my apartment to rent stablized status and that is still ongoing.
When the most recent lease ended, I moved out and my roommates stayed despite not getting renewed because we all think they should until DHCR comes back with a determination. There is legal precedent for this and our lawyers know this. I moved out to live in my own apartment and I got a really good deal elsewhere.
My name was included in a Notice to Quit where they basically gave us 45 days to move out.
I informed the landlord and their lawyers that I moved out multiple times in written certified mailings within the Notice.
Two weeks after the deadline for the Notice to quit they attempted to serve me at my old residence via mail for a holdover.
I had to retain a lawyer and now I got a pretty intimidating email from the old landlord saying "even though you moved out you'll still be responsible for $15,000 of rent when we win"
So i guess my question is... If a notice to quit is served on individuals demanding each one move out, why is it that I'm still legally responsible for the other two who did not move out?
Is this retaliation?