QnsGal2014
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My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: New York. (Queens)
Here is the run down:
1. Signed a 1 year lease (was not given the option for a 2yr lease) with a preferential rent for November 2012-November 2013. Landlord gave us the renewal lease very late, on December 4th. We had 60 days to sign.
2. Meanwhile the landlord had been promising us certain updates/fixes in the apartment, including the heat which was not working well and the supposedly brand new windows in one of the bedrooms were letting in a HUGE draft - he refused to fix it, just gave us the plastic window kit. Also the bathroom radiator he never fixed.
3. In an effort to negotiate the renewal we communicated via email about the things not fixed in the apartment. He either ignored our questions or made excuses. We filed with 311 about the broken radiator in the bathroom.
4. He retaliated, taking back the first renewal lease, then slapping us with the actual rent (much higher price) via certified mail from his lawyer which was before the legal 60 days we had to sign the renewal lease, which we emailed him that we would.
5. We decided not to sign the renewal lease which he dated May 1, 2014. We gave our 30 day notice on March 1st via email and in the form of a written and signed letter along with our rent payment.
6. Security Deposit - we asked about its location in the bank more than once and he ignored us. Now we are concerned he will try to keep our legal interest that it should have gained, or that he will pull something and try to keep it.
As of today March 5th he has not cashed our rent payment. He is a greedy liar. After we moved in he kicked out 3 out of the 6 tenants. Most were hispanic and with children. One tenant who is disabled filed a harassment claim against him. this guy is scum.
PLEASE ADVISE, we want to move out before April 1 but we fear he will try to pull something.
thanks
Queensgal
Here is the run down:
1. Signed a 1 year lease (was not given the option for a 2yr lease) with a preferential rent for November 2012-November 2013. Landlord gave us the renewal lease very late, on December 4th. We had 60 days to sign.
2. Meanwhile the landlord had been promising us certain updates/fixes in the apartment, including the heat which was not working well and the supposedly brand new windows in one of the bedrooms were letting in a HUGE draft - he refused to fix it, just gave us the plastic window kit. Also the bathroom radiator he never fixed.
3. In an effort to negotiate the renewal we communicated via email about the things not fixed in the apartment. He either ignored our questions or made excuses. We filed with 311 about the broken radiator in the bathroom.
4. He retaliated, taking back the first renewal lease, then slapping us with the actual rent (much higher price) via certified mail from his lawyer which was before the legal 60 days we had to sign the renewal lease, which we emailed him that we would.
5. We decided not to sign the renewal lease which he dated May 1, 2014. We gave our 30 day notice on March 1st via email and in the form of a written and signed letter along with our rent payment.
6. Security Deposit - we asked about its location in the bank more than once and he ignored us. Now we are concerned he will try to keep our legal interest that it should have gained, or that he will pull something and try to keep it.
As of today March 5th he has not cashed our rent payment. He is a greedy liar. After we moved in he kicked out 3 out of the 6 tenants. Most were hispanic and with children. One tenant who is disabled filed a harassment claim against him. this guy is scum.
PLEASE ADVISE, we want to move out before April 1 but we fear he will try to pull something.
thanks
Queensgal
