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You can never have two rent-stabilized apartments because you can't have two primary residences, by definition.
Agree,but do 2 married people always have to have the same primary residence ? I mean are there laws about that ?
I am wondering because I happen to know a married couple who both had rent stabilized apartments before getting married and have kept them both even though they are really living in one.One of them is claiming their pre marital primary residence as their primary residence still,even though not really "living there" anymore.
He uses it as an office.
I also know more than one married couple who own two residences(city co-ops and country houses) where each person claims one of the residences as the primary residence in order to get 2 star property tax exemptions.Husband takes star exemption on apartment,wife registered to vote at and taking star exemption on country house .
You can never have two rent-stabilized apartments because you can't have two primary residences, by definition.
yes you can if they are adjacent and you claim you need more space.
the question is whether the landlord will let you.
first off you would have to qualify income wise, but more important I would not want to have 2 apartments at risk of no rent in case of illness , job loss or divorce
You can never have two rent-stabilized apartments because you can't have two primary residences, by definition.
Agree,but do 2 married people always have to have the same primary residence ? I mean are there laws about that.
I am wondering because I happen to know a married couple who both had rent stabilized apartments before getting married and have kept them both even though they are really living in one.One of them is claiming their pre marital primary residence as their primary residence even though not really "living there" anymore.
He uses it as an office.
I also know more than one married couple who own two residences(city co-ops and country houses) where each person claims one of the residences as the primary residence in order to get 2 star property tax exemptions.Husband takes star exemption on apartment,wife registered to vote at and taking star exemption on country house .
It's amazing how many people out there who have no qualms about doing this type of thing and then complain about all the public assistance recipients "gaming the system." What a joke.
Agree,but do 2 married people always have to have the same primary residence ? I mean are there laws about that ?
I am wondering because I happen to know a married couple who both had rent stabilized apartments before getting married and have kept them both even though they are really living in one.One of them is claiming their pre marital primary residence as their primary residence still,even though not really "living there" anymore.
He uses it as an office.
I also know more than one married couple who own two residences(city co-ops and country houses) where each person claims one of the residences as the primary residence in order to get 2 star property tax exemptions.Husband takes star exemption on apartment,wife registered to vote at and taking star exemption on country house .
A fine example of a heartless scam--- give us his name and we will turn them in.
^Interesting...I hadn't thought of that. But if the landlord figured out that the married couple was, in reality, mostly living together in one of the apartments they could probably lose it, right?
Finally, it is not unlawful per se to rent two stabilized apartments. Many people rent more than one apartment because of space requirements. However, in these situations the apartments are usually adjacent (or at least in the same building) and thus are considered to be a single "primary residence." It is not uncommon for married couples to maintain two separate rent regulated residences."
Finally, it is not unlawful per se to rent two stabilized apartments. Many people rent more than one apartment because of space requirements. However, in these situations the apartments are usually adjacent (or at least in the same building) and thus are considered to be a single "primary residence." It is not uncommon for married couples to maintain two separate rent regulated residences."
Question--if it's considered a single primary residence, are the rents added together for purposes of high-rent deregulation?
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