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we just renewed our lease for 1 year and paid a 36.50 fee. we literally just received a letter with approval of of the renewal 5 days ago.
today i received a three day notice as well. We are about 1800 behind (that is including this months rent) totally my fault. I was laid off from my corporate job in manhattan and waiting for my 401 k etc plus unemployment to kick in.
my questions are :
the landlord 5 days ago agreed to renew us 1 year even with us 1800 dollars behind. then 3 days later i get a three day notice saying court action may be taken.
i will be able to make only about 500 dollars in payments in (3) more like 1 day...
what are the next steps, i don't want to lose this apartment, i just fell on some hard times with being laid off....
will we go to court, or can they just show up in 3 days and kick us out?
i have every intention of paying, just behind. please help.
I don't think they can just kick people out. Whatever paper notice you guys received is likely a formality to cover the LL's, um, rear end. Meaning the LL knows exactly how to file and cope with his side of the papertrail dance (he/she probably knows from past experience) to cover his/her butt. This is my guess. I'm sure others will have more solid advice for you.
i guess i am just trying to get a timeline together. if going to court will give me a few weeks to get the money ready and pay it on the spot, then i will do that.
i have circumstances (which i know the ll does not care about ) in being laid off. it took an extra week for unemployment to speak to the companies 1 and only hr director as they were on a business trip (to make sure i was laid off not fired) as to the delay in benefits. then you throw in the waiting weeks of 2.
two points :
they spelled my name wrong on the "three day notice"
they just approved my 1 year renewal and sent it back signed by the landlord 5 days ago LOL, now i get a 3 day notice from him.
i understand it is as simple as the money gets paid, no problem. But certainly, the judge/law has to have leniency if someone is laid off at no fault of their own, and has to wait a few weeks to get caught up, before out right evicting someone as if they have no intentions of paying.
I have been paying through novelpay some every week, just to give him something.
hey let them take you to court you wont lose the apartment. judge will remove late fee, anything esle that not rent and problably take off some rent. but claim they have not done a repair. pick anything like leaking facet, tiolet handle, door knob.
i alway have a blast when i go to court. but it still stressful
hey let them take you to court you wont lose the apartment. judge will remove late fee, anything esle that not rent and problably take off some rent. but claim they have not done a repair. pick anything like leaking facet, tiolet handle, door knob.
i alway have a blast when i go to court. but it still stressful
OP. This is exactly what you shouldn't do.
Playing dirty trickts like this, might actually backfire in some cases, so I would avoid being taken to court because if you do lose, the stain on your credit will follow you everywhere, and it will be a royal pain in the butt for you to find housing in the future. Don't risk it.
The eviction process in NYC is very lenghty so I think your L/L is just covering his bases. He probably just wants to have the court option ready in case you default next month also.
I would try to work it out with him. Explain the situation, maybe he can give you some more time.
But be mindful it's not the L/L's fault that you lost your job, and that's the way a judge might see it also.
Playing dirty trickts like this, might actually backfire in some cases, so I would avoid being taken to court because if you do lose, the stain on your credit will follow you everywhere, and it will be a royal pain in the butt for you to find housing in the future. Don't risk it.
The eviction process in NYC is very lenghty so I think your L/L is just covering his bases. He probably just wants to have the court option ready in case you default next month also.
I would try to work it out with him. Explain the situation, maybe he can give you some more time.
But be mindful it's not the L/L's fault that you lost your job, and that's the way a judge might see it also.
I agree - and every time someone lies, it makes things bad for people in the future. The poster who advised this is a part of the problem.
The landlord is trying to create a paper trail, as someone suggested. So you should keep careful records, cover for yourself, but no need to lie.
Often ... if the judge sees that you are trying, have a payment plan, etc., things will work out. Others who have taken advantage will make it harder for you now but it isn't impossible
Whatever you do, do not sign anything in agreement to terms you are not absolutely certain that you can meet. This is where many otherwise well-intentioned people do themselves in. It is not necessarily bad to sign a stipulation, but it is bad if it contains things you cannot do.
thanks for the feedback. i definitely won't lie. he wants his rent, which is understandable.
can someone give me some sort of time frame.
the letter was dated for 6/12. i didn't even get it until 6/13. so i am guessing my 3 days will run out on 6.15.
i already paid a few hundred dollars. so i owe roughly 1500 which is partly june for 1,000.
if he decides to take me to court, would i go in a week two weeks?
or that all depends. i think i will right him a letter explaining some things and that i need a 30 day window to catch up, if that.
thanks
You should answer the notice (111 Centre ? Anyone know ?) IMMEDIATELY.
Then there will be a hearing, perhaps they tell you when you are there.
There will be people to help you, definitely talk to them. They will ask if there are repair issues with your apartment.
There are a few resources for people with rent emergencies, but I have heard and observed that the application processes are so extensive that people usually find the money elsewhere who can.
With those, keep in mind that you will be competing for $$$ with people who are dying of aids, etc. People in truly dire need who will (and do) fare quite badly in the shelter system.
Any letters you send to the landlord should be certified mail, return receipt - no exception. If you speak on the phone, immediately sum everything up in a letter and send it certified mail, return receipt.
Probably your court appearance will be quite a bit longer than 2 weeks from now so you do have some time.
From the landlord's point of view, the usual outcome for a person who goes into arrears is for the arrears to keep growing and growing so they take action at $1000, instead of waiting for $10,000.
If you appear before a judge please don't go into the "but they just offered me a renewal"...that's neither here nor there.
Talk to the landlord and if there is no satisfactory outcome, stop spending money on ANYTHING except RAMEN noodles and assemble the cash for rent.
The upside, the waiting week for unemployment is 1 week and any dilly-dallying on their part and on your employer's part will not affect you. They will pay you back to day one (less a week.)
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