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What if I paid for 420 sq. feet and actually needed 420 sq. feet, not 400?

• tptacek 16y ago
  I assume you've rented in NYC. We do, and in Chicago. This is not complicated; landlords will tell you usable sqft, and give you accurate floorplans. Besides, who rents based on a sqft number? You always visit and work out the space before signing. It's not eBay!
  • lolhn 16y ago
    So your argument is that: a) it's fine for them to lie about square feet, because they will magically stop lying. b) it is a good use of your resources to have to re-measure every room to be sure it matches the floorplans, and it's economically superior to force everybody to remeasure everything than to just tell RE agents that they can't lie. Did I miss anything there?
  • pbhjpbhj 16y ago
    Don't you get to sue them for fraud if the area figures have been inflated by 5% to purposefully deceive?