Is this legal and can I break my lease? ?

I recommend that you pay to have the property inspected by the city inspector,That way when they see the problem ,they will give the landlord x amount of days to repair the property. If the landlord do nothing to resolve this problem then you will be free of your lease.Make sure to keep documents about your finding's and the time you tried to contact the landlord about this.

The registers in the floors using convection heat is code. It was done in the early part to mid part of last century before the invention of duct work, and is still acceptable if it was installed then.

The wiring getting hot is a very bad thing. But you don't know if the wiring is actually bad, or if it meets code and you overloaded it with appliances that require more watts than the wiring can deliver. To make a valid complaint, you need to determine if the wiring is at fault, or if you caused it with too much draw.

Contact an electrician or perhaps the power company, and have the plugs tested for amperage, volts, and polarity. If any of the three isn't up to code, they could be the cause.

If the wiring is at fault, report it to your Land Lord in the manner required by law. If he doesn't respond in the time allotted by law, file suit in civil court and request the damages you are allowed under NY TLL laws.

As far as breaking the lease, that will depend on the wording of NY TLL's and the lease itself.

DON'T USE THE OUTLET. Your best bet would be to either contact your landlord with your concerns or go straight to housing authority/health department. They can assess the issue and either 1. give the landlord a set time to get the problems corrected or 2. fine the landlord. If the problem is not fixed I wouldn't see why there'd be a problem breaking the lease. It's considered unsafe living conditions and it sounds to me like your landlords are actually SLUMlords.

Notify your landlord & state that if he doesn't do anything you will bring in the City Housing Inspector.

In college I had an apt kitchen that flooded twice because of no gutters on the building. I told the landlord he did nothing, I brought in the CH Inspector.......& within a week it was fixed. I believe it was free also for the inspection (Missouri) & he wrote up an official report and everything, just in case you do end up in court.

Granted this will cause tension w/ your landlord but sounds like you want out anyway.

Check into Landlord laws in New York. You maybe able to get some info from the County Clerk's Office.

in case you had in writing the committment by using the owner to make sturdy on the maintenance because of the valuables till now you signed the hire and he has did not gain this the you are able to report a grievence with the apartment bond authority in you section. you will could define your grievence and then ask to have the hire contract voided because of the fact the owner has voilated the hire contract. in case you have not something in writing with regard to the maintenance then the case may well be confusing. you nevertheless report a grievence yet define the verbal contract you had with the owner. In the two situations you're able to state that the choose for the extra bathing room exchange right into a attention while accepting the hire; and you known in "sturdy faith" the owner could make sturdy the maintenance. you're able to be held responsible in case you do not stick to due technique in circumstances as this. If there is not any sturdy place of work work and you have signed no hire papers then be at liberty to act as you elect. yet remember a handshake deal is as legally binding as a written contract signed by using the two events and is enforcable in a courtroom of regulation; albeit lots harder to rule as there is not any written contract and the decide will rule in favour of the social gathering he/ she believes extra.you're able to have crammed out a concern checklist till now you moved in;in case you have not then he ought to blame you for the defects and characteristic you pay for the maintenance. sturdy luck.

If you cant break the lease then just stay there as long as you can and dont pay no rent. Eventually he will evict you but you still have a month to move. Saves you on two months payments. Just dont use him as a reference to the next one.....hehehehehe

Get an electrician to come check it out, and if it is faulty wiring sue the company/guy who wired your house.

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