Recent content by MiesV

Thank you for that, very helpful. We had a falling out with the contractor at the end of the project so we would definitely not want to be reaching out to him and/or have him do any of the work to fix anything.

Hello - we did an addition to our home in San Diego, California that was completed in June of 2019. Beginning last year in February 2023 we started having a lot of issues with the construction quality, things like leaking windows, leaking roof, siding popping off, possible foundation issues...

The lease doesn't say the landlord "can make rules for the health and safety of tenants", it says if there is a "violation of health and safety laws". There are no laws in New York saying you have to wear mask.

This is the only clause in the lease that mentioned anything about health or safety. I guess the part where it says "violation of health" would have to be determined - can it in fact be determined that not wearing a mask is a "violation of health"? Who determines that? Is it up to the CDC? The...

I would argue that threatening to evict a tenant that doesn't comply is pretty much the same as forcing them.

But wouldn't the landlord have to base his mandate on a city or state or other governing authority mandating such an action? I mean by this argument couldn't a landlord require that everyone wear gloves during cold and flu season? Since when is a landlord the authority on health and safety of...

Yes in the common areas. I actually don't have a problem wearing it, I am more curious though about whether it's legal for them to be able to tell me to wear it vs. asking me.

Really? So there is an actual scenario where a building owner can force tenants to wear masks? Even when it has not been mandated by any local agency or authority?

I was wondering if our apartment building can legally force us to wear masks? Currently in New York City there are no city mandates and no statewide mandates to wear masks in apartment buildings. However our building has taken it upon themselves to initiate a new mask mandate effective today and...