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    Default LandLord wants to raise rent by cancelling Mitchell Lama

    in brooklyn ny
    can a landlord be held responsible for the lives his tenants - if he fails or withhold funds for important repairs in structure etc.
    basically tenants want to buy the building but the cost of repairs are crazy - help - besides a strong tenants council etc . need help

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    I'm not sure what you are asking - are you suggesting that the present owner doesn't want to give you a big discount for the cost of necessary repairs, or that you want to buy the building, lease apartments, but not perform the repairs which make the building structurally safe?

    If it is the former, it's up to you to negotiate a fair price. If it is the latter, yes, if something goes wrong, the landlord can be liable.

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    Default LandLord wants to raise rent by cancelling Mitchell Lama&quo

    this is a 29+ story building - over 250+ apartments - owner /landlord wants to increase rent by coming out of Mitchell Lama -
    the situation is that tenants can purchase the building - but the big disadvantage is that the expenses to repair this owner's major violations maybe extensive and in the millions plus -
    it is the great conclusion that the owner's intentions were to make to building rundown with decay - some of the violations are very bad - like cracks in the foundation - plumbling etc etc.
    with this in mind -what law on the books can we as tenants hold this owner 100% accountable for negliance (it is very criminal!)

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    New York's city government makes the following suggestions:
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    If your apartment has defects and needs repairs, we generally advise renters to follow the following steps, IN ORDER:

    1. Contact your super about the needed repair.

    2. If your super fails to respond and the condition is an EMERGENCY, such as a cascading leak, no heat or an imminent fire hazard, contact the Central Complaint Bureau of the NYC Department of Housing Presrvation and Development by dialing 311.

    3. In a non-emergency, if your superintendent or management company is not being responsive, and the repair has not been made in a timely manner, write a letter to the owner of the building detailing the problem and asking for the repair to be made by a certain date. If the super is simply lax about making repairs, this type of "prompt" to the owner may elicit action. Send the letter by certified mail and keep a copy in your files.

    4. If the letter does not bring a response, try to contact the owner in person or by phone. Let her know that resolving the problem is important and that if it is not resolved you will have to file a complaint with the authorities.

    If the owner still does not respond you can do any (or a combination of) the following:

    * Make the needed repair yourself (or hire someone to do it) and deduct the cost from your rent. Be CERTAIN that the expense was necessary to correct a violation of the City's Housing Maintenance Code. Also, be careful to get bids for the work and to document both the needed repair and the costs.

    * Ask the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) for a housing inspection. Again, the number for complaints is 311. HPD can order the landlord to make repairs and/or fine the landlord. Bear in mind that HPD must prioritize inspections based upon the level of hazard involved. During the winter months much of the inspection staff is allocated to heat emergencies.Thus, non-emergency inspections may take some time.

    * If your apartment is rent-stabilized, file a decrease of service complaint with the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the agency which administers the rent laws.

    * If your landlord persistently ignores serious conditions, you should consider filing an HP Action in Housing Court.
    It sounds like you're essentially at the "Ask the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) for a housing inspection" stage of that list.

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    Default LandLord wants to raise rent by cancelling Mitchell Lama

    this is not based on one apartment - this the who building overall
    how i refer this info to the rest of the tenants and tenants council in need to save their building from such matters

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    The procedure is the same.

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