Relavent facts:
1. The apartment is Rent Stabilized.
2. The landlord recently repaired a leak on the roof and may have replaced the entire roof.
3. They will soon fix a structural beam on an extension in the back of the building directly affecting 2 other apartments.
The potential for an MCI would be on the Roof and Beam repairs - nothing has been filed with the city yet.
I have 2 general questions:
1. Does anyone know if MCIs have been successfully fought on work being done without a proper permit? I believe the extent of roofing work would have required a DOB Permit (it wasn't just replacing roof material, they cut into the roof). No permit has been filed for the beam yet. I only know if this from another tenant telling me.
2. Would the load-bearing beam count as an MCI or an IAI if it is located on the extension which only 2 apartments utilize (there are 8 apartments in the building)? Is a LL able to weasel in work on the core building beams as an MCI when dealing with the extension only work?