Hi All,
We received a form that shows the new building management wants to have HPD get rid of the Rent Stabilization in the building due to substantial rehabilitation. They did redo the building and our apartment. We told them they only have to repair the violations but they insisted on doing the whole apartment over so that they don't have to be bothered. They told us our rent would stay the same and we would still be rent stabilized.
They sent a bunch of forms showing the work they did and paid for. I noticed they claimed all 8 units were vacant during the construction. This is not true. Me and my Mom, who is elderly and on disability were the only tenants living in the building during construction. The other tenants took a buyout and left. Do you think they'll be able to get rid of our rent stabilization? Also, what should we put as the response back to HPD? They offered us multiple buyouts that we turned down as well. They went as high as $350,000. Please advise. Thanks so much.