Tenant illegal apartment question (rent, credit card, tenants)

[Sunshinedny]

I live in illegal apartment what I believe i would like to know my rights my landlord has threaten to change the locks on me all the time now he's trying to evict me can he do this ? Also he always holds my mail he literally walks up to the mail man and take my mail what can I do about that when I get something shipped here he signs for it and doesn't even let fedex or ups go to the basement door cause he walks up to them and signs for it I have proof of him signing the packages can I sue him for the rent I paid since I think it's an illegal apartment can he really evict me and what about the mail he made me late for bills and credit cards so I have tons of late fees

[BuffaloTransplant]

ILLEGAL APARTMENT.

Why do you think he cannot evict you? He shouldn't have rented it to you in the first place.

[nightcrawler]

I always wonder why LL rent out illegal apts?

I also wonder why tenants will rent in an illegal apt?

I think it one big headache for both parties.

[DitmarsNY]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I always wonder why LL rent out illegal apts?

I also wonder why tenants will rent in an illegal apt?

I think it one big headache for both parties.

It's obvious why landlords do it, they want the extra income and hope they will not run into trouble. I think more often than not it works out ok for them.

Most tenants don't care that it's an "illegal" apartment, but if they run into problems, they try to use that as an advantage to get what they want