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Nywriterdude you keyboard warrior, this is nyc i hope you encounter someone "For instance tomorrow morning I'll get up nice and early, take a walk down over to the bank and... walk in and see and, uh... if you don't have my money for me, I'll... crack your ****in' head wide-open in front of everybody in the bank. And just about the time that I'm comin' out of jail, hopefully, you'll be coming out of your coma. And guess what? I'll split your ****cin' head open again. 'Cause I'm ****in' stupid. I don't give a **** about jail. That's my business. That's what I do." then hopefully you will whats right.
To the OP: it's too bad you don't have a rent-stabilized or rent-controlled apartment.
If you did, as someone over 62, not only would it be VERY hard to get you evicted/kicked out of the apartment, you would also be immune from any rent hikes after the age of 62 (via a program called SCRIE): http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/se...xemption-scrie
there are income restrictions on the program that makes you immune to rent increases .
just being 62 is not the deal . household income has to be below 50k and there is a percentage of income requirement .
"To be eligible:
the tenant, or the older spouse of the tenant, must be 62 or older
household income must be less than $50,000 "
the rent must be at least 1/3 of the household income as of the time of the application or as of the effective date of an upcoming rent increase "
we don't qualify under those terms .
Last edited by mathjak107; 09-04-2016 at 08:36 AM..
I don't understand this mentality. Why would the OP even take his landlord to court? He's been given 60 days notice, more than enough time to find a new place. Why can't people act like grown ups and do the right thing, move? Why must everything be about gaming the system, and forcing yourself on someone else's property?
this is why we sold our real estate off and do not want to be landlords anymore . to much crap dealing with tenants and regulations . we want nothing to do with tenants during our retirement if we can help it .
We should not have to do all this guessing. If OP wants advice, he should be more forthcoming about his situation.
We ask questions, he answers them. Having him ignore simple pertinent questions is a waste of everyone's time.
We should not have to do all this guessing. If OP wants advice, he should be more forthcoming about his situation.
We ask questions, he answers them. Having him ignore simple pertinent questions is a waste of everyone's time.
He answered quite a few questions here:
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Originally Posted by seanm1960
I have been in the apt for 31 years. It is not rent controlled. I pay by check each month. The landlord loves me; I always pay the rent on time; never cause a problem - she hardly ever hears from me except when something is broken (like the boiler in the basement, for ex)
The landlord has sold the building, and although she has talked me up to the new owner, the new owner wants to get me and the other tenant out. Why, I do not know. I told this person I would be willing to take a rent hike to stay, but the answer was no. Maybe they have family they want to have live there? I don't know.
Thank you for the lawyer referral service idea - I will give them a call on Tues., and see if I can talk to someone who may have an idea or two. I am 68 years old. I am not looking for 'special privileges' - it's just that I want to know my rights and want to ensure I am not forced to leave on what I would consider short notice. Maybe a lawyer can advise me there. I don't want to move (familiarity, convenience), but am not opposed to it. It's just that rent is so high nowadays, I am concerned that it may take me longer than I have time. To some of you, two months may seem adequate, but when you are forced to leave, and MUST find a place in what is basically 60 days, that time frame all of a sudden does not seem so adequate. I guess it's hard to understand unless you have been there.
I have started looking, and tho there are a few leads that look promising, there are no guarantees that they will work out. I will keep looking. It's just a little scary when there is so little time.
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