I love this forum. I've read the archives and could not find the answer to my issue so I thought it best to post a new topic. So here goes...
Can my landlords (a minister and his wife) come into my room and paint this weekend after giving me 24-hours notice? They claim that it is the law to give 24 hours notice. I don’t want them in my room when I’m not there and I am allergic to paint fumes. I don’t want them to paint my room. I want them to wait until I leave in three months. I already told them no.
My rental situation is that my landlords own and live in a one family unit house (built around 1908) in Brooklyn which they illegally converted to a building with 6 dwelling units. They rent out a room to me and there are three additional tenants who each rent a room and a couple who rents the basement. I recently discovered that my landlords don’t have a certificate of occupancy for renting out rooms. Can I stop them from painting? The landlords are retaliating because my one year lease expires today and they want me out but I’m staying a good deal longer (3 months) against their wishes. They claim that I have been smoking in my room but I don’t smoke indoors or in cars and I told them that but they keep making up this lie.
They are not taking me to eviction court because they are illegal and they don’t want to lose their rental income.
I would love to know your thoughts on my situation.