What is the name of your state?New York
We moved into an apartment in March. The landlord allowed us to move in without paying security, with the agreement that i would make payments until security was paid.
The landlord also agreed to have the carpets cleaned and all repairs and work finished prior to us moving in (floor torn up in bathroom, outlet covers not on, holes in laundry/pantry room walls, paint in the kitchen sink, blue tape around ceiling and floors from painting). I was also told i could park in the driveway. the building has 3 apartments. New tenants moved in upstairs in June and then the landlord said i could not park in driveway that i would have to park out front on lawn between curb and sidewalk. My van caught on fire one night unexplainably while parked there, not electrical fire. The fire dept made the suggestion that possibly some one through a cigarette in the window.
Since we moved in the landlord has also made the statement that repairs have not been made and heat and water may be shut off because i have not paid my security deposit. She came to my house cursed and yelled and made a scene on the sidewalk in front of neighbors and my daughter. Now the landlord has made it clear that security will be used for bills and repairs, and i know that is illegal. am i still legally responsible to pay security.
Landlord has also had conversations with neighbors about our rent and i want to know if that is okay. She said that security helps to cover heating bills and to pay for time no one lives here when we move out while she finds new tennants. So i dont want to pay a security deposit that i know she will not return. Or i will have to go through courts to get back. I dont want that mess. However, i wouldnt be able to just pretty much throw away $460.
Hot water and hear are included in rent.
We moved into an apartment in March. The landlord allowed us to move in without paying security, with the agreement that i would make payments until security was paid.
The landlord also agreed to have the carpets cleaned and all repairs and work finished prior to us moving in (floor torn up in bathroom, outlet covers not on, holes in laundry/pantry room walls, paint in the kitchen sink, blue tape around ceiling and floors from painting). I was also told i could park in the driveway. the building has 3 apartments. New tenants moved in upstairs in June and then the landlord said i could not park in driveway that i would have to park out front on lawn between curb and sidewalk. My van caught on fire one night unexplainably while parked there, not electrical fire. The fire dept made the suggestion that possibly some one through a cigarette in the window.
Since we moved in the landlord has also made the statement that repairs have not been made and heat and water may be shut off because i have not paid my security deposit. She came to my house cursed and yelled and made a scene on the sidewalk in front of neighbors and my daughter. Now the landlord has made it clear that security will be used for bills and repairs, and i know that is illegal. am i still legally responsible to pay security.
Landlord has also had conversations with neighbors about our rent and i want to know if that is okay. She said that security helps to cover heating bills and to pay for time no one lives here when we move out while she finds new tennants. So i dont want to pay a security deposit that i know she will not return. Or i will have to go through courts to get back. I dont want that mess. However, i wouldnt be able to just pretty much throw away $460.
Hot water and hear are included in rent.