I am a rent-stabilized SRO tenant in Manhattan. After multiple requests for repairs/renovations and getting no response I filed an HP action. The LL did not show up in court. I went before the judge with an arsenal of photos from she recognized 9 housing violations in addition to the 3 that the inspector identified. 2 were B violations (30 days), the rest were A violations (90 days). The B's pertained to mice and a window in need of caulking/repairing (court was in January). My LL blithely ignored everything. At the end of the 90 days he presented me with 3 pages of a 'license' agreement that included me vacating the room completely during repairs. Nice - I have no place for moving all of my stuff. They had 90 days to to the work section by section. I sought out a lawyer but that had little effect. The LL is not replying to him either.
Mice had been scurrying about my place daily. This was supposed to be remedied during the 3rd week of Feb. During the 3rd week of June a mouse climbed on one of my legs which set off a hysteria in me. Finally, they sent an exterminator. He located a 1/2 inch gap, 30 inches in length, between the wall and floor. My room had been an open portal for rodents!
At any rate, I need to move forward with an order to show cause for contempt ... and a breach of the warranty of habitability. My question is about strategy. Which one first? Set both of them in motion at the same time? How does it work best?
By the way I posted here before. I had a complete computer crash, lost all my emails. This is a new account. Thanks! vega