New york courts have determined that a landlord cannot use a law enacted last year to prevent apartmenta from being turned into hotel rooms, thereby enabling the existing tenant to rent a room and profit from the apartment they rent. In New York city the city council is talking about enacting legislation to help renters defray the high living costs by taking in guests. However, little is being considered of the unintended consiquences to both landlord and othe tenants. First there is a high security risk to both the tennant host and other residents from a stranger showing up at the door with a suitcase, and if the tenant guest turns out to be a criminal who robs the host or othe tenants. In that event, the building tenants can and in many cases will sue the landlord, claiming that the ownership failed to maintain a safe living environment.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:09:57 +0000
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