The Bronx Landlord Attorney: Evictions
Tenants can hire a Bronx Tenant attorney and bring legal action against the Landlord for unscrupulous practices.
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These involve a lack of services, for example, shutting off utilities or eliminating facilities such as bathrooms (and not repairing them asap). Tenants should note any hazardous conditions or unsafe construction around their apartments.
Bronx Tenant Evictions
There must be a particular reason for Landlords to remove tenants off the premises.
- The tenant denies rent payment
- The written lease expired
- The tenant severely breaks the lease.
Despite these conditions, Landlords must still file a court case to win a “Warrant of Eviction.”
Bronx Landlord & Tenant Laws
Bronx Tenants have the right to live in neat, secure homes through the “warranty of habitability” that automatically comes under your lease. This warranty includes responsibility for the Landlord to make improvements and repairs and clean the public areas around the building.
Bronx landlords cannot discriminately raise your rent based on race, gender, or ethnicity. They cannot counter with rent increases if you have valid complaints and choose to exercise your legal rights.
Unless they have a special court order, Landlords cannot simply block your electricity, heat, or water utilities. A property owner, by law, must provide tenants with hot water 365 days a year, with a minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Landlords must supply heat between October and May, i.e., “Heat Season.”
New York State Laws defend rent-related issues and set laws, including the landlord’s notice they must provide for rent increases. Including how much time tenants have before the landlord files for eviction. Different rules pertain to rent-controlled and stabilized properties. The State Laws also address rent control and rent stabilization issues in over 50 New York communities.
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Even in a Holdover Proceeding, Tenants have the right to stay on the premises longer than they think. We can help guarantee you can remain on the premises until your living situation is sorted out.
