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My sister works as a lawyer in NYC on these kinds of cases. I can tell you that when landlords have a financial incentive to get rid of a tenant (as is very of
by cowpig 8y ago
My sister works as a lawyer in NYC on these kinds of cases.
I can tell you that when landlords have a financial incentive to get rid of a tenant (as is very often the case in rent-stabilized housing), they can and will do anything in their power to do so, including every possible form of harassment.
A system that allows landlords to track their tenants' activities with a computer, lock out whoever they want individually, whenever they want, is not a good idea.
The balance of power is already crushingly in the landlords' favor.
- geodel 8y agoIf balance of power is in landlorsd's favor, wouldn't they simply ask tenant to vacate instead of going in roundabout manner.
- pixl97 8y agoThe balance of power doesn't necessarily mean all the power. There are many times a landlord wants to get rid of a person that pays their bill monthly and is still under contract. The landlord can tell them to leave, but they don't have to. So at that point the landlord can go in to asshole mode with little legal recourse unless you are very very good at documenting their behavior.
- jeffdavis 8y agoThe problem starts when a landlord has a "financial incentive to get rid of a tenant". At that point it's a non-consenual business relationship and it's no surprise when it becomes toxic.
- porknubbins 8y agoSure there are bad landlords in NYC, but there stereotype of the small cheap landlord trying to harass rent-stabilized tenants has not been my experience or that of others I've talked to here. In what way are these landlords harassing tenants? I believe NYC law is one of the most favorable to tenants.