Hi Guys,
I'm a rent stabilized tenant that's been in my apartment for over 40 years. We're the only tenant in the building that didn't accept a buy out to leave. Everytime the landlord did any work in our apartment, he left holes in the ceilings, didn't use protection from dust and dirt, etc. Now he wants access to our bathroom to run pipes in the rest of the building. The issue is they haven't repaired any of the violations in our apartment that they got written up for, and my Mom is a senior who has medical issues and needs access to the bathroom at all times. They want us to leave our apartment "temporarily" to do the work. We don't trust them. Do we legally have to grant them access to our bathroom to run the pipes? I personally don't think we should grant them access since they haven't repaired anything in our apartment. Please advise. Thanks.