Forum Archive: Posts by: dougcrimm

Hi-

I have read back through the CO issues and cannot find one like mine.

I have been living in a rental apartment in a 6 unit townhouse for a couple of years. I have had some issues with my landlord.

After checking with the DOB, I realized that my apartment does not have a CO (it is pre-1938). My question revolves around when it needs a CO. The landlord completely gut renovated the apartment prior to me moving. It has new dry wall, gut renovated bathroom, completely new kitchen, new windows, hard wood floors, inset lighting, and even some structural work on the floor joists. They used all this as a selling point to me when I was moving in. However, when I look back, all they applied for was basically putting in a new tub and toilet.

Does anyone know what the requirements are for the landlord? Just curious if it makes sense for me to get a lawyer.

Thanks.

DC