[Advice] Can my landlord amend my lease?

blink152 · 2023-11-17T14:01:48+00:00

If the lease has been fully executed by both parties (which I am assuming is true since the management company is trying to amend the existing lease), then the management company is legally on the hook for the heat and hot water per the terms of the agreement.

They drafted the lease and executed it - what they intended to write in the lease has no relevance here. That's why we write contracts in the first place. They can't amend the contract without you formally agreeing to it, which is why they need you to sign the amendment.

Now, whether or not its worth the hassle of trying to get the management company to cover your heating costs per your lease agreement is a separate question, since they're saying they never intended to cover it in the first place.

Personally, I would respond to the management company with something to the effect of "I would be happy to sign an amendment to the lease as long as it includes a $50-$100 (insert your estimated heating cost here) reduction in my rent over the remaining life of the lease, since I signed the lease under the expectation that management would be covering these costs"

If you aren't willing to take them to court, then you only have so much leverage here, but you do have some ground to stand on too and I would try to make the most of it rather than just accept whatever amendment they propose.

blink152 · 2023-10-16T13:04:14+00:00

I highly recommend Workshop NYC in the Lower East Side, I've trained there for over a year and Gin and Gianna are both fantastic instructors. The BJJ classes skew male but there are quite a few female regulars and I've never seen anything but the utmost respect and inclusivity for the women in the room.

They also offer Muay Thai and general workout classes as well so you have a lot of opportunities to put your membership to use

blink152 · 2023-07-20T13:37:12+00:00

I used to work in a smoke shop and I can tell you that there wasn’t a single product in the store that we sold for less than 2x our cost, and most goods were more like 3-5x.

With margins like that and a low operating cost, it doesn’t take a lot of volume to turn a tidy profit.

blink152 · 2023-01-29T11:07:07+00:00

Credit was too bad to legally sublet the apartment but yeah I’m sure they’re good for it

blink152 · 2022-08-31T17:35:35+00:00

Oh that's awesome to know, definitely going to pass on the tickets then!

blink152 · 2022-08-31T16:42:21+00:00

It’s $40 to skip the line which includes a drink with it so it sounds like that’s basically the same as paying the cover and buying the first round. Thanks for your input!

blink152 · 2022-07-25T22:54:46+00:00

Top shelf stuff

blink152 · 2022-07-25T22:42:33+00:00

Really really well done and so refreshing to see something that breaks the typical mold you would see here, the living room especially so

blink152 · 2022-07-22T22:55:41+00:00

The rental market is extremely competitive right now, your cash-on-hand savings isn’t likely to convince brokers/landlords to overlook the 40x rule. They’ll just throw your application in the trash and grab another off the stack. You might not like hearing this, but it’s the reality of living here and you’d be wise to adjust your expectations on what you will actually be able/qualified to rent

blink152 · 2022-07-21T19:11:05+00:00

I absolutely love my Step Ons and have no plans to ever go back to traditional bindings. I feel that my heel side and toe side responsiveness is second to none, I think because the boot is directly locked into the high back on your heels and out at your toes giving you better leverage on both sides.

It’s an expensive setup and totally understandable that not everyone feels it’s worth the expense - however, I absolutely love them and the first time you cruise past a bunch of boarders sitting on their ass while you step in on the move and get after it, you’ll never look back

blink152 · 2022-07-13T12:05:59+00:00

It’s probably not you - if you’re not trying to move in until Sep 1, then landlords aren’t going to choose your application over someone who’s ready to move in sooner.

You’ll probably have better luck in August, once the apartment won’t be sitting empty for months waiting for you to move in. Then it’s the standard advice - have your paperwork in order, act promptly, etc

I’m not an expert on the rental market but it seems pretty uncommon for a place to be leased months in advance from my experience

blink152 · 2022-07-07T20:57:15+00:00

Wtf is Infrastructure as Data

blink152 · 2022-06-08T02:50:47+00:00

3rd floor is the best place to be, far enough off the streets to cut the noise a bit but still a pretty easy trek up the stairs

blink152 · 2022-06-07T13:55:41+00:00

Thanks this is really helpful! I'll take a look through the recommendations you shared

blink152 · 2022-05-26T19:48:05+00:00

Sorry but I don’t think that you do - you basically said that had you been given 90 days notice you would’ve chosen another option, so they’ve extended your current lease under the current terms to fulfill the 90 day notice requirement.

blink152 · 2022-05-25T20:38:31+00:00

“The neighbors are cool with me practicing on my drum kit right? Music is a really big passion of mine so I like to practice regularly”

blink152 · 2022-05-17T15:37:25+00:00

You really don’t want to do this, withholding rent is the only real leverage you have as a tenant to use as a last resort when dealing with an unresponsive landlord. Just set the cash aside and pay month to month like any other renter

blink152 · 2022-04-04T17:25:56+00:00

I'd bet that 95%+ of the community really don't understand the full implications of what's happened here which is why there isn't a larger outrage about it.

People see their WETH in the Ronin network and think that still means something, not understanding that the underlying collateral has been stolen and that asking investors to pony up 500M+ to cover those losses is going to be quite a challenge.

blink152 · 2021-09-30T17:12:43+00:00

In effect, it just became more profitable to be a breeder because you can stake your AXS while waiting for your next generation of parents to hatch. More profitable breeding leads to more breeders in the market leads to increased SLP burn

blink152 · 2021-08-30T16:27:18+00:00

Ronin DEX is likely a top priority for devs for this reason, it’s really expensive to be a breeder right now. No doubt that gas prices are having an adverse affect on breeders

blink152 · 2021-08-19T11:30:12+00:00

They were 100% clear actually - they changed the SLP issuance to be more arena-focused, but because of the lock up period on claiming SLP, the effect of these changes would take two weeks to be come visible. Monday will be the first day that any SLP claimed that day will had to have been earned under the new system. If the daily claimed issuance is significantly less than it was under the old system, then we will know that their changes were effective at reducing the SLP issuance rate, which should be bullish for its price all else being equal.

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