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In a coop they can make life miserable for a owner or a tenant. Plus the person is not being evicted they are simply not having their lease renewed.
To be honest coops in Long Island are full of old folk and spinsters. I lived in on.We had extremely little children in the building and they were not really tolerated very well.
After I got married a few weeks later I watched my four year old nephew for the weekend. The stares I got from folks in the hallway like OMG he is bringing a four year boy into building and noise and stuff is going to be terrible. I sold the unit around 12 months after I got married and we bought a house.
But in coops and condos there are three classes of folks.
1) Owner Occupant
2) Owner who rents
3) Renter
Renters come and go and own no part of the building and have no voting rights. Gernerally board sides with a owner occupant.
You should try to extend lease for a long enough period that the board will be ok with. Then find a new place to live.
I am sure board and owner dont want to deal with whole eviction process and would rather grant a few more months
Her lease wasn't renewed, and now she's staying month to month until she can find a place to move. For them to force her out, yes, they will need to go through the court system. If she hires a competent attorney, the attorney will be able to negotiate the 4 months she needs or stall the case easily for 6 months within the system. Both scenarios would give her the time she needs to close on her home purchase. 4 months, I assume OP has found the house and is contract signing stage. It doesn't sound like negotiating on her own with board is going to go anywhere.
Don't ignore the termination notices. Spend the money on a lawyer. And stop paying rent. If people are being a$$e$ and not willing to negotiate. Just put the rent in escrow and let a judge decide if they are entitled to it.
In a coop they can make life miserable for a owner or a tenant. Plus the person is not being evicted they are simply not having their lease renewed.
To be honest coops in Long Island are full of old folk and spinsters. I lived in on.We had extremely little children in the building and they were not really tolerated very well.
After I got married a few weeks later I watched my four year old nephew for the weekend. The stares I got from folks in the hallway like OMG he is bringing a four year boy into building and noise and stuff is going to be terrible. I sold the unit around 12 months after I got married and we bought a house.
But in coops and condos there are three classes of folks.
1) Owner Occupant
2) Owner who rents
3) Renter
Renters come and go and own no part of the building and have no voting rights. Gernerally board sides with a owner occupant.
You should try to extend lease for a long enough period that the board will be ok with. Then find a new place to live.
I am sure board and owner dont want to deal with whole eviction process and would rather grant a few more months
Yes alot of older people live in my building. It's s group of coops and I do see some young people with children, but not in my building.
Good idea! I did contact the management company actually. They treated me like a child. Scolding me and telling me I had to leave. Maybe I should try writing a letter. Thanks for the response!!
Her lease wasn't renewed, and now she's staying month to month until she can find a place to move. For them to force her out, yes, they will need to go through the court system. If she hires a competent attorney, the attorney will be able to negotiate the 4 months she needs or stall the case easily for 6 months within the system. Both scenarios would give her the time she needs to close on her home purchase. 4 months, I assume OP has found the house and is contract signing stage. It doesn't sound like negotiating on her own with board is going to go anywhere.
Don't ignore the termination notices. Spend the money on a lawyer. And stop paying rent. If people are being a$$e$ and not willing to negotiate. Just put the rent in escrow and let a judge decide if they are entitled to it.
This is great advice thank you!
I actually am not in the contract phase. I am getting money through a grant and there very specific guidelines that limits what I can get. I haven't had any accepted offers yet. But I am actively shopping! The landlord hasn't even been showing the place which makes me think I can milk this.
Paperwork for a grant. mortgage process. and still finding a home. I don't think you're going to meet the 4 month (or even 6 month deadline). It may be in your best interest to find a new apt on a short term lease. Yes you can stall an eviction process. But your home purchasing plan has too many areas where there can be lengthy delays.
Coops (especially well managed ones) have a legal fund in their budget. So they won't hesitate to start the eviction process.
Paperwork for a grant. mortgage process. and still finding a home. I don't think you're going to meet the 4 month (or even 6 month deadline). It may be in your best interest to find a new apt on a short term lease. Yes you can stall an eviction process. But your home purchasing plan has too many areas where there can be lengthy delays.
Coops (especially well managed ones) have a legal fund in their budget. So they won't hesitate to start the eviction process.
Oy vey! I couldn't not find one short term lease when I was looking. Maybe I will try and look again.
My neighbor did tell me it took 2 years to evict the last guy the coop evicted.
Do you really want to live like this? You aren't going to be out in 4 months. Pack up and get out - why do you even want to rush the home buying experience anyway?
Do you really want to live like this? You aren't going to be out in 4 months. Pack up and get out - why do you even want to rush the home buying experience anyway?
Exactly. You're looking at 4 months alone once you actually sign the contract and are just waiting for closing. At this point, with the grant and the hoops you need to jump through for that, you're probably 8-10 months out from being in a home you own. I would get out of this situation asap.
Do you really want to live like this? You aren't going to be out in 4 months. Pack up and get out - why do you even want to rush the home buying experience anyway?
I actually started this process prior to having issues with this apartment.
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