Episode 34: What happens if NYC issues a Vacate Order against your apartment?

In Episode 34 we discuss what happens if a New York City agency issues a Vacate Order against your apartment. We tackle the following questions. Does the landlord have to restore the apartment? How will you know what is going on with the apartment? How can you make the landlord fix the apartment and remove the Vacate Order more quickly? How can you make sure the landlord does not fix the apartment and rent it to somebody else? What if you want to break the lease because of the Vacate Order?

Links:

• Tenant Law Podcast Website

• HPD pamphlet about Vacate Orders

• DOB page regarding Vacate Orders

• DHCR information sheet “Tenants Rights To Regain Occupancy After Fire Damage/Vacate Order”

• Reid v. 590 Maple Ventures

• Sanjuro v. Milio

• Vargas v. 112 Suffolk Street

• Suggest future topics at questions@tenantlearningplatform.com