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Old 02-01-2015, 06:06 PM
 
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Hello mister / miss
i have a question, and i hope you can answer.

i have a problem. I'm living a room of apartment,
always i paid to him, every month my rent to the owner room,
i follow the rules of the apartment tenant, but i want to know if the owner can change every month the price of the rent, when we already have a verbal contract where the settling the original price of the room.
also he doesn't let me have any benefit in the apartment "room", i mean he say if he want to treat me bad, may complain to me without good reason, he doesn't respect my space, and, he consume marihuana in the apartment without care that I'm paying for a clean environment.

he can do all of this thing, even if I'm paying by the room?
thanks by you time.

Mariawendell
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Old 02-01-2015, 06:20 PM
 
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never heard of paying by the room, usually its paying by the month or week.

your grammar is so poor i wonder if the owner is taking advantage of any other weaknesses he/she thinks you may possess

anyway sounds like you have an oral lease. i think you should get a free consultation with a real estate attorney(and get someone who speaks clear english on your behalf) and explain the above

maybe one of the rent offices at DHCR can help you
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Old 02-02-2015, 02:06 PM
 
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He can do anything he wants, if you don't have a lease. That's why you need a lease. It protects both sides.

I think you need to find another place to stay, and next time make sure there's a contract. Get someone to help you with your English.
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Old 02-02-2015, 04:37 PM
 
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never heard of paying by the room, usually its paying by the month or week.

your grammar is so poor i wonder if the owner is taking advantage of any other weaknesses he/she thinks you may possess

anyway sounds like you have an oral lease. i think you should get a free consultation with a real estate attorney(and get someone who speaks clear english on your behalf) and explain the above

maybe one of the rent offices at DHCR can help you
Was it really necessary to make a dig about the poster's grammar?
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Old 02-02-2015, 04:40 PM
 
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Hello mister / miss
i have a question, and i hope you can answer.

i have a problem. I'm living a room of apartment,
always i paid to him, every month my rent to the owner room,
i follow the rules of the apartment tenant, but i want to know if the owner can change every month the price of the rent, when we already have a verbal contract where the settling the original price of the room.
also he doesn't let me have any benefit in the apartment "room", i mean he say if he want to treat me bad, may complain to me without good reason, he doesn't respect my space, and, he consume marihuana in the apartment without care that I'm paying for a clean environment.

he can do all of this thing, even if I'm paying by the room?
thanks by you time.

Mariawendell
Oral agreements are basically worth nothing.

Your landlord is taking advantage of you and your situation. Without a written lease that details what should and should not happen in your room there is nothing you can do about the conditions, except move.

Your landlord can smoke, drink, do drugs... anything he wishes because it is his house.
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