Won NYC Housing Lotto, need to get out of current lease (sublet, apartments)
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I won the NYC Housing lottery and the latest I can move in is December 14th.
I had to resign my current lease for a year because they needed an answer over the summer if I would stay or not, and I had no idea my status with the housing lottery. I am locked into my lease until end of September, 2018.
My current place is rent stabilized, so I have to follow the rules of rent stabilized apartments in NYC, which is that once I find a subletter, I submit to management and they have 30 days to approve/deny. I think I shot myself in the foot because I mentioned to management via e-mail I won the lottery, so they know this will no longer be my primary residence, thus they can deny my sublet request (according to the research I've done).
I can request to "assign" my lease to someone with approval to management, they have 30 days to approve/deny the request, which seems like the better option.
Based on it being October 24th and my place has been on the market for 5-6 days, I am getting nervous about the 30 day approval process (since I haven't found anyone yet).
Anyone else dealt with winning the NYC housing lottery and being stuck in your current lease? Are there any options at all, will the lottery let you defer for a bit longer or anything?
RUN, don't walk. Tell your landlord you now have a rent-stabalized apartment that you won via lottery. The worst thing to happen is they will take you to housing court, but YOU WILL WIN and get out of the lease. Just keep whatever you were paying in escargot, and it should all be good!!! In case anything happens, which it shouldn't because Big Bill has made it adadamently clear that those of us who win these housing lotteries won't get butt-farked by predatory landlords anymore. Try to be as civil as possible and offer to find a new tenant though. Congrats. Many of us are very jealous to be in your position.
Give up your rent stabilized apartment I'm sure the management would want it back. If not I'm sure you will find someone to take over the lease of its significantly cheaper than market price. In the mean time let them know you are moving
RUN, don't walk. Tell your landlord you now have a rent-stabalized apartment that you won via lottery. The worst thing to happen is they will take you to housing court, but YOU WILL WIN and get out of the lease. Just keep whatever you were paying in escargot, and it should all be good!!! In case anything happens, which it shouldn't because Big Bill has made it adadamently clear that those of us who win these housing lotteries won't get butt-farked by predatory landlords anymore. Try to be as civil as possible and offer to find a new tenant though. Congrats. Many of us are very jealous to be in your position.
Thanks everyone - I've been in apartment for a little over a year, and had building had SERIOUS issues when we were moving in... aka it was brand new and a few days before everyone's move in date they said it wasn't ready so we were homeless for a week - then go to move in a week after the move in date, no heat or hot water, for an entire month.
I've been dealing with a funky smell in the bathroom, haven't complained about it in a while to them because they don't believe me (even though they swaped out my toilet after a month of complaining) and I'm never home when the super is around to deal with it. It comes and goes, for no reason, hard to nail down.
I flat out asked my management company if I could be absolved of the lease, they said "you cannot terminate your lease."
I am wondering if they reject my lease assignment or sublet request once I find someone... then what happens?!
The housing lottery wanted me to sign the new lease TODAY and I asked them to push it back (didn't give a reason) to the end of next week.
I also know that they are having trouble filling the building I'm in because the rent is still high (I want to move to this building for social / work reasons, I'll die alone in Sunset Park) and wondering if that could work to my advantage if I ask for more time if I havent found someone in a week?
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