Bargaining a Deal on a Rent Stabilized NYC Apartment

[DAIRYDAD]

I am rent cortrol i pay $34 a month!

[ashely2011]

Originally Posted by DAIRYDAD

I am rent cortrol i pay $34 a month!

And do you think paying $34 a month is justifiable when your next door neighbor with the same size apt pays $1,200+?

Another prime example on how the Rent Control/Rent Stabilization system is broke.

Now I can understand why landlords sometimes do "unethical" or illegal things to make ends meet because of people like this cocky character bragging about paying $34 a month in rent and I bet he was the successor to the rent controlled apt from his family.

Ha...as if a rental apt. is part of the person's estate. Simply crazy!

[fut87]

Hey Guys,

I'm certainly not a troll - but I see lots of backlash to my predicament labeling it as immoral.

I understand where you guys are coming from!

Please understand that I'm not here to help fix the broken system. I'm simply trying to make the best of my situation without breaking any laws.

If any of you can provide some helpful insight into my predicament it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[bluedog2]

Move into the apartment and hope that your old man hangs in there for at least 2 years before he croaks so you have an ironclad tenancy claim.Then you can take over whatever legal rights there may be.Landlords frequently use cameras,detectives,DMV records and other methods to disprove tenancy claims so you have to really move in and switch all your bills to the address.

As long as he is alive and he is the sole tenant the landlord is under no obligation to deal with you.

If you don't want to wait for him to die ,after 2 years you could perhaps have your father declared incompetent and take over management of his affairs,get him out of the way by having him institutionalized and then begin negotiating with the landlord.Or you could get him completely out of the picture some other way if he refuses to go on his own.Make it look like an accident though...and preferably inside the building.Maybe break off a piece of a stair and then shove him down the staircase.Or pry open the elevator and push him down the shaft.Then you could sue the landlord and maybe get your apartment for almost nothing.
Mission accomplished.