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Due to some sort of gas leak, there hasn't been gas in my apartment building for over 5 months. Everytime I ask the management company, they say it will be two more weeks and they are waiting for Con Edison to come and turn the gas on. This has gone on the entire time the gas has been shut off. With the holidays approaching, I need to have a working stove (mine is currently gas). I already asked for them to switch out my gas stove with an electric one, but the outlets in my apartment are 110V and most stoves are 220V, so that's not an option. They gave me ahot plate about 3 months ago, but I'm not paying $2500/month to live like a college student in a dorm.
My question is.... I still have 6 months left on my lease, without penalty, but do I have a right to break my lease because there is no gas?
Due to some sort of gas leak, there hasn't been gas in my apartment building for over 5 months. Everytime I ask the management company, they say it will be two more weeks and they are waiting for Con Edison to come and turn the gas on. This has gone on the entire time the gas has been shut off. With the holidays approaching, I need to have a working stove (mine is currently gas). I already asked for them to switch out my gas stove with an electric one, but the outlets in my apartment are 110V and most stoves are 220V, so that's not an option. They gave me ahot plate about 3 months ago, but I'm not paying $2500/month to live like a college student in a dorm.
My question is.... I still have 6 months left on my lease, without penalty, but do I have a right to break my lease because there is no gas?
As a tenant, the minimum you are entitled to is a decent sanitary and safe rental. Your lease was broken by the landlord five months ago.
I'm in the LES and I will be calling the department of housing and the health department today. I have a meeting with the management company tomorrow to see what can be done in terms of breaking the lease. Any suggestions on tactics? All comments are appreciated!
It should be noted that it sounds like it is out of the control of the management company. I bought a building, with one of the apts vacant for 5 years....anytime the gas is shut off for 6 months or more you have to file with the city, get a licensed plumber to inspect the lines, and have city inspectors ok everything AND THEN you can arrange an appt to get gas turned on. This was just cooking gas for the apt, there was nothing wrong with the line, and it took 2 months! 2 MONTHS. If there was something wrong with the line, or some other infraction, I am sure it would have taken twice as long easily.
It sucks, but with a large building, and a problem with the gas line, there is no doubt the management company is at the mercy of the city. It is not your timeline that is the city's concern, it is not the management's timeline that is the city's concern...it is their own and there is nothing anyone can do to move the process along. Trust me! I am sure they will allow you to break the lease, but I am fairly sure it is not the management company causing the delay..it is the city/inspectors and never ending paperwork. This can happen in any building, at any time...keep that in mind.
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