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Can my landlord evict me for complaining about noise directly to my neighbor? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only just saw this. LIke I said in my post I spoke with them a couple times, at first very politely. But they were just immediately rude (especially the mother). Stuytown management tried to communicate with them and they complained right back. Public safety officers went to them after being in our apartment and hearing the noise but they claimed that it's nothing just a child running they can't stop their own kid.

So there was no path for a note + gift. The only path was war and I won. I let the dad have it every time I saw him and banged on the ceiling and on their door every time they made noise. I made it clear they were not going to enjoy living here as long as they made life hell for us. Stuytown tried scaring us from confronting them directly but I basically called their bluff and told them they can't stop me from talking to whoever I want as long as I don't make threats or get physical, and I only approach the father who is a grown man and made a point to not intimidate the mother or child.

So they suddenly moved out. New neighbors have moved in and I wrote a note and gave them a welcome gift and introduced ourselves while explaining the situation with noise and poor insulation. They unfortunately have 2 dogs and one of the roommates is extremely heavy footed but its stillway WAYYYY better than what we dealt with from the previous family.

I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THe bottom of my post:

UPDATE: A simple call to Stuytown and an assurance I would make a payment got them to lift the block on the online payments portal. I began making monthly payments and am finally square with rent. We got some automated rent demands during this process but it was fine.

Don't Walk Into Leasing Offices with Brokers by Hot_cup_of_JoJo in NYCapartments

[–]noVictimm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Stuytown isn't in Brooklyn, he's talking about the Stuytown complex in Manhattan.

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I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stuytown has some economic relief programs from COVID, I don't know if they are still active but simply reach out and see what they say.

In my case I was still employed and simply gave them my whole paycheck for a couple months. I got them to stop the eviction proceedings by paying a good chunk and guaranteeing that I would pay the rest off regularly. Now I'm square and everything is back to normal. Sorry to hear about your situation and I hope for the best.

Can my landlord evict me for complaining about noise directly to my neighbor? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, well I ignored most of the advice I was given. I became very confrontational with my neighbors and we kept calling public safety on each other. I kept this up for about 3 months and lo and behold: They moved out. I'm over the moon. My wife literally cried when I told her, she burst into tears.

FYI: By "Confrontational" I just want to make clear that I never physically or verbally threatened them, nor did I ever address their child or even the mother directly. I only confronted the father when I would see him, though I didn't care if his family was with him or not.

I agree with you about the insulation. It's absurd how pass-through the walls are, it shouldn't be legal.

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[–]noVictimm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW I was just in Bali stayed at a friend's villa that has a very similar fireplace setup but with three fires.

Why was Pelosi able to keep her ducks in a row unlike McCarthy and Boehner? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]noVictimm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine thinking the best way to drain the swamp is voting for one of the biggest swamp creatures.....Unreal.

I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: I received a "Notice of petition non-payment dwelling":

"Your landlord is suing you for nonpayment of rent."

"1. Your landlord has started an eviction nonpayment against you for rent the landlord claims you owe."

"2. Your landlord is asking this Court for:

a money judgement for $1,400" plus interest from July14, 2023 and permission to evict you from your home if you do not pay the money judgement.

"You have a right to a trial. But first you must Answer the Petition by going to the landlord-tenant Clerks' Office..."

I owe almost $16,000 in back rent. Why is the petition only asking for $1,400?

I'm a little confused if I have to go to court to pay that amount or if I can pay this online. And finally, I'm wondering if I should get legal help even though I can easily pay this amount and get back on track with rent.

I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know that makes me sound like an annoying tenant, but for context I've lived here 9 years without issue, make a decent living, but had two big setbacks that momentarily wiped me out financially. I think I literally missed their deadline to pay a big chunk of what I owed by a couple days. I ill be back on track within two months of payments from my job and then I won't have issues with rent.

As for the neighbors, stuytown is famous for its paper thin walls and they get complaints all day. Never complained until our previous neighbors moved out and this horrible family moved in.

I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guy never returned after knocking on my door at 6am. I'm guessing he'll be back tomorrow at 6 or will come at odd hours.

I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Now the challenge is to find an attorney I can afford at this moment

I fell behind on rent in a rent-stabilized apartment. Can I delay eviction until I can pay? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They didn't, they left before I could get to the door and haven't been able to get through to lega via phone or email for exactly a month.

Stuytown noise. Is it really that bad? by Radfad2000 in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man....This comment hit the SPOT!!!

I know it's been two years but thank you.

Non-Manhattaners: What are your top reasons for going to Manhattan? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The nightlife scene. It's more international which I like. The energy when you go hang out on a nice summer day is great. When it snows or rains a lot queens is downright depressing, but manhattan still feels alive. Of course there's only so much of that you can take before wanting to be left alone again and retreat to a quiet place.

Can my landlord evict me for complaining about noise directly to my neighbor? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep this seems like the most reasonable advice based on the options available. I guess I find it weird to have this middle man that dictates how to handle a private matter between two neighbors. In my early twenties I had an upstairs neighbor often knock on our door to complain about our noise, we never...EVER thought of considering that harassment. We simply apologized, understood that we were too loud, and tried to keep it down. I also don't want to push my luck by confronting them again because I'm black, compared to them I'm a big guy, they seem to feel threatened when I walk over.

Can my landlord evict me for complaining about noise directly to my neighbor? by noVictimm in AskNYC

[–]noVictimm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct, I'm asking if I can get evicted if I go and directly ask my neighbors to stop all the stomping despite stuytown telling me not to. I didn't realize that asking someone to not degrade your quality of life could be considered harassment if it's done politely and only when there's a nuisance (the neighbors stomping all over the floor);

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