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Posted by 718 on December 19, 2001 at 10:51:39:

I am considering accepting a very low buyout offer from my landlord ($5,000) because he is so antagonistic and I don't have the energy to deal with him. And because right now I have a place to go and he is threatening to evict me to make room for his son if I don't just take the money. I am full of questions:

1) right now there is a vacant apartment in the building. My lease is good until August. He would have to start eviction proceedings in March (he says). If there is a vacancy now, can he push me out?

2) is there any way to stop him from pushing me out to make room for his son? If I move, he is probably going to use that tactic on someone else, what recourse will they have? What if his son never moves in? Can I sue him after I have been forced out (assuming I don't accept the buyout)?

3) What kind of process would I want for a buyout? I actually don't even know how to begin putting money in escrow. Is that what you do, put it in escrow? What would a standard contract say?

4) Is he going to spend more thank $5k for a lawyer if I fight him on the eviction?

thank you.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Buyout Minutia Edward 12/20/01 (0)
• owner occupied 718 12/19/01 (0)
• Are you NYC Stabilized? (NT) MikeW 12/19/01 (2)
  • yes, stabilized 718 12/19/01 (1)
    • How good a deal is it? MikeW 12/19/01 (0)

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: I am considering accepting a very low buyout offer from my landlord ($5,000) because he is so antagonistic and I don't have the energy to deal with him. And because right now I have a place to go and he is threatening to evict me to make room for his son if I don't just take the money.  I am full of questions:

: 1) right now there is a vacant apartment in the building. My lease is good until August. He would have to start eviction proceedings in March (he says).  If there is a vacancy now, can he push me out? 

: 2) is there any way to stop him from pushing me out to make room for his son? If I move, he is probably going to use that tactic on someone else, what recourse will they have?  What if his son never moves in? Can I sue him  after I have been forced out (assuming I don't accept the buyout)?

: 3) What kind of process would I want for a buyout? I actually don't even know how to begin putting money in escrow. Is that what  you do, put it in escrow? What would a standard contract say? 

: 4) Is he going to spend more thank $5k for a lawyer if I fight him on the eviction?

: thank you. 


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