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I am sure a rent reduction is legally defensible in a Rent Stabilized apartment. Market rate situation is probably pay your rent and climb the stairs or leave. (I am pretty sure you have grounds for early lease termination.)
(How many flights to the top apartments?)
Now you know why most elevator buildings have at least TWO elevators.
What a world we live in now a days. This guy wants rent knocked off because he has to take the stairs. Sigh.
Eh. 7th floor. If I moved into a 7th floor apartment with the understanding that I would have the use of an elevator, then suddenly in the middle of my lease I learned the elevator would be out for 3 months, I think a rent reduction is a reasonable request. Especially were I elderly, had small children, etc. Were I renting a 7th floor apartment, I would be willing to pay more for one with an elevator than one without.
Eh. 7th floor. If I moved into a 7th floor apartment with the understanding that I would have the use of an elevator, then suddenly in the middle of my lease I learned the elevator would be out for 3 months, I think a rent reduction is a reasonable request. Especially were I elderly, had small children, etc. Were I renting a 7th floor apartment, I would be willing to pay more for one with an elevator than one without.
Also if the only indoor access to the laundry room in the basement is via the elevator. (Otherwise, one has to go outside the building to use the service entrance to get there.)
It is NOT legal for a 7 story building to be without an elevator. The law allows for 6 floor walkups but that is the limit.
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LVT Number: #26858
Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services due to a non-functioning elevator. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that the elevator was being replace and that there were two other working elevators in the building at that time. But at DHCR inspection, the elevator on the right side of the building wasn’t working and electrical service to that elevator was disconnected. While there were two other working elevators, there was no indication of ongoing work to the broken elevator.
Yeah I guess I'd ask for rent reduction but would otherwise just deal with it and leave at the end of the lease assuming there were no other issues with me or anybody else walking up the stairs. I wouldn't risk creating problems by trying to terminate the lease early a causing potential future problems on rental applications.
If it is the only elevator in the building one assumes that there is no separate freight car!
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Also if the only indoor access to the laundry room in the basement is via the elevator. (Otherwise, one has to go outside the building to use the service entrance to get there.)
So can one ask for a porter service (paid by the management) to help with getting the laundry up and down the stairs and outside the building especially in the cold weather/winter months in the above situation?
OPs question was legitimate. If a temp rent reduction wasn't granted you better belive it will be once you start withholding rent.
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