Does your apartment need repairs? Here are three sample letters you can send to your landlord to request fixes

… heat Dear LANDLORD NAME  I need the following repairs in my home referenced below andor in the common areas of the building  … REPAIRS REQUIRED  … Homewide  No heat  No hot water  … AVAILABLE ACCESS DATES  … … available to be at my home to let in a repair worker Please contact me using the information provided at the top of this …

By Celia Young |July 6, 2023 - 2:30PM
My cabinets are falling apart and my landlord says I'll owe a contractor $7,000 to fix them. What are my rights?

… … In a rentstabilized apartment a landlord cannot charge a tenant … of habitability to make sure conditions in the apartment arent dangerous or hazardous … Rentstabilized tenants have … and tenants cannot agree to pay increases that are illegal under rent stabilization The lease cannot override …

By Emily Myers |January 30, 2023 - 12:30PM