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Posted by satori on January 29, 1999 at 20:25:35:

In Reply to: Enforcement of no-pet clause with regards to cats posted by W Cramer on January 29, 1999 at 19:25:29:

I read nowhere , in any law that states anyone has the right to "inspect" and
apartment. Change the locks , and get a big lock. consider a barricade as well
. it will then be very expensive for the slim landlord to enter.But of course
hire a carpenter to build it.

: I just signed a lease for a rent stabalized 1 bedroom apartment that was
: very clear that having a cat or dog was a "substantial violation of the
: lease". I should note that the same page states that only myself will be
: the 1 person living the apartment ...later in the lease its states that
: ALL clauses (including parking in driveway) are substanstial violations of
: the lease. AND that after I live in the apartment for 3 weeks an inspection
: of compliance will take place. This all made me very nervous but my Rental
: Agent insisted that the landlord rarely follows through with all this and
: that my cat should not be a problem if I'm not obnoxious about it.
: I should mention I paid the super a fee of 1/2 month cash through this
: agent which I now find out is illegal. Obviously this all makes me
: extremely nervous now that the initial excitement of taking a great apartment
: has worn off.

: A few questions:

: Just how likely is it for a landlord to proceed to evict for ownership of
: a cat? Have their been any real cases of this in NYC? I could not find any
: cases about this in a case archive....

: Second is this lease valid? I know very well under law for stablized apartments
: that once I make this apartment my primary residence I can take a roommate
: without permission and I'm only required to notify the super or landlord
: within 30 days of roommates occupancy. So does one illegal part of the lease
: make the rest illegal?

: Finally is the inspection legal? I want to change the locks as soon as I
: take possession on the 1st. What is a landlord allowed to do with regards
: to a rent stabilized lease...can they inspect whenever they feel like it?
: even if they make that a lease clause.

:
: Any answers would be greatly appreciated....

: W Cramer

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: I read nowhere , in any law that states anyone has the right to "inspect" and 
:  apartment. Change the locks , and get a big lock. consider a barricade as well
: . it will then be very expensive for the slim landlord to enter.But of course
: hire a carpenter to build it.

: 
: : I just signed a lease for a rent stabalized 1 bedroom apartment that was 
: : very clear that having a cat or dog was a "substantial violation of the 
: : lease".  I should note that the same page states that only myself will be 
: : the 1 person living the apartment ...later in the lease its states that 
: : ALL clauses (including parking in driveway) are substanstial violations of 
: : the lease. AND that after I live in the apartment for 3 weeks an inspection 
: : of compliance will take place.  This all made me very nervous but my Rental
: : Agent insisted that the landlord rarely follows through with all this and 
: : that my cat should not be a problem if I'm not obnoxious about it.  
: : I should mention I paid the super a fee of 1/2 month cash through this 
: : agent which I now find out is illegal.  Obviously this all makes me 
: : extremely nervous now that the initial excitement of taking a great apartment
: : has worn off.

: : A few questions:

: : Just how likely is it for a landlord to proceed to evict for ownership of 
: : a cat? Have their been any real cases of this in NYC? I could not find any 
: : cases about this in a case archive....  

: : Second is this lease valid? I know very well under law for stablized apartments
: : that once I make this apartment my primary residence I can take a roommate 
: : without permission and I'm only required to notify the super or landlord 
: : within 30 days of roommates occupancy.  So does one illegal part of the lease 
: : make the rest illegal?  

: : Finally is the inspection legal?  I want to change the locks as soon as I 
: : take possession on the 1st.  What is a landlord allowed to do with regards
: : to a rent stabilized lease...can they inspect whenever they feel like it? 
: : even if they make that a lease clause.

: : 
: : Any answers would be greatly appreciated....

: : W Cramer 


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