I want to rent a 3 bedroom apartment and I am looking at one in Staten Island. The master bedroom is a decent size but the other two are very small (can fit a toddler bed and dresser in one and probably just a twin size bed in the other). When I called the Gas company to find out roughly how much the heat/hot water are during the winter (since this is the first time I have ever paid my own heat/hotwater) and they said it shouldn't be too much because it is only a one bedroom. I'm wondering if the other 2 small bedrooms aren't the legal size for a bedroom. Does anyone know what dimensions a room has to be to quailfy as a bedroom?? Thank you very much.
PS
Does anyone know if there is a law in place in NY about how much your rent can be increased each year (I heard it's a certain percentage but I can't find it on the housing wedsite)?
Again Thank you.

