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Originally Posted by reenzz
I know that many building inspectors in NYC will give the tenant 72 hours to vacate the illegal apartment and the landlord will either get a warning or a fine...depending on how many times the illegal rental has been reported.
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Actually, in many places in NYC and Suffolk & Nassau Counties, if the apt is found to be illegal, the OWNER is told to evict the tenant (by the building inspector) but the owner has no legal standing to evict and cannot disable the kitchen/utilities until the tenant leaves voluntarily. The landlord/owner is between Scilla and Charibdis (aka a rock and a hard place) because the fines are mounting daily but there is no remedy for the occupancy, not for non-payment, not for habitability.
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Originally Posted by fishbrains
It is typical for many people to rent out illegal basement apartments in NY. If the city cracked down on them the housing shortage would be even worse.
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This^^^ is the absolute truth.
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