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Posted by Barry on March 23, 1999 at 21:12:45:

The landlord has given me 30+ days' notice (dated March 17) to vacate, and I have been mailed and received on my doorstep lots of vacate notices from a law firm. I have a month-to-month tenancy. I had a one yr lease each yr since 1983; then last yr the landlord revoked the offer for lease renewal before the deadline which she herself had decided upon. I live in a browstone with 4 floors; one floor per tenant. And there's a basement apt. in which the landlord resides. The vacate date is April 30th. What happens if I don't pay April's rent? Would she be able to get me thrown out, and how soon? Could I get an extension in Housing Court to stay longer at the apt. if I haven't paid the rent? How long are the extensions? Under what circumstances are they given? But, back to rent non-payment. I would rather not pay it, so that in effect I have my security deposit, rather than depend upon her to return it all to me when I move out. Should I pay the rent, or not? What are the legal ramifications?

Follow Ups:

• Re: Non-Payment of Rent in Lieu of Security Deposit PS: To clarify, I live in NYC. Barry 3/23/99 (5)
  • Never pay last month's rent MikeW 3/24/99 (4)
    • Re: Never pay last month's rent --Immediate eviction? Barry 3/24/99 (3)
      • Re: Never pay last month's rent --Immediate eviction? John E. Marre 3/25/99 (2)
        • Re: Never pay last month's rent --Immediate eviction? Barry 3/25/99 (1)
          • Re: Never pay last month's Rent: Final Word: Keep Rent & Move at the end of the month Barry 3/25/99 (0)

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: The landlord has given me 30+ days' notice (dated March 17) to vacate, and I have been mailed and received on my doorstep lots of vacate notices from a law firm.  I have a month-to-month tenancy.  I had a one yr lease each yr since 1983; then last yr the landlord revoked the offer for lease renewal before the deadline which she herself had decided upon. I live in a browstone with 4 floors; one floor per tenant.  And there's a basement apt. in which the landlord resides. The vacate date is April 30th.  What happens if I don't pay April's rent?  Would she be able to get me thrown out, and how soon?  Could I get an extension in Housing Court to stay longer at the apt. if I haven't paid the rent?  How long are the extensions? Under what circumstances are they given?  But, back to rent non-payment.  I would rather not pay it, so that in effect I have my security deposit, rather than depend upon her to return it all to me when I move out. Should I pay the rent, or not? What are the legal ramifications?


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