Rent an apartment in new York city in itself is a troublesome task. Moreover, the lion’s share of your paycheck is now deposited in the pocket of the landlord, and not the fact that the apartment will be the embodiment of your dreams on a reliable and cozy home.
Often also the landlord is interested in the fact that you felt the absolute master of legitimately paid for in square meters, and the poor dependents, who have no rights.
But it is not! Here are some tips on how to defend their rights and not to go on about the owner.
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Before you rent an apartment, view reviews about it on the 311 website.
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The landlord can come into your apartment, only notifying in advance (48 hours!). Without warning it can go, only if there was an emergency.
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You have the legal right to ask the owner, a worker or a repairman to free your room from their presence at any time, no matter how they insisted on the reverse.
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Check whether your home is in the category of «stabilized» prices of housing on the site. Rent stabilized housing is partially subsidized by the city, and it should cost less.
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You can bargain the rent. It is possible that the value stated by the Agency, and the fee, which is ready to be satisfied the owner will be different in a pleasant way for you.
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If the apartment needs serious repair, and its absence affects your health or safety, you have the right not to pay the rent.
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If the bedroom does not have closet or window is not a bedroom and cannot be considered as such when the assignment of rents. Agree, the two bedroom apartment can cost as much as a apartment with a bedroom and a closet.
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The owner has no right to threaten you, limit service, or to threaten cancellation of the lease.
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Insects. If it’s not the animals that you are willing to put up, the owner is obliged to carry out pest control at their own expense within 30 days after your treatment. Down with bed bugs!
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You can talk about your housing, what do you think, adhering only to the principles of objectivity and honesty.
The rights and obligations tenants everyone should know, to avoid errors, removing the housing.
