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Ask Sam: My apartment had no hot water for days. Am I entitled to a rent abatement?
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Ask Sam: My ex is moving out. Does that mean my rent will go up when I renew my rent-stabilized lease?
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Ask Sam: What are a landlord’s responsibilities when elevators are out of service for upgrades?

… to the landlords lawyer that the repair start date was null and void Now work has been postponed to October and …

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Ask Sam: We deducted the cost of an emergency repair job from our rent, but our landlord insists we owe him. Is he right?
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Ask Sam: Why did the RGB approve the steepest rent increases in nearly a decade?
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… you suspect it may have been illegally deregulated Rental buildings with six or more units that were built before 1974 … your apartment should be stabilized request your apartments registration history from the Division of Housing and … make a decision Related   Ask Sam What are my rights as a NYC renter in a marketrate apartment  sponsored  Ask Sam How …

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