Forum Archive: Posts by: rooster

Hi,

I recently rented an apartment in a small rental building (3 residential rentals and 1 commercial rental on the ground floor). The building does not have a location, either inside or outside, at which I can store garbage between pickups. I have lived in many rental apartments in New York, and there has always been either an area in the basement, or bins in front of the building for storing garbage before pick up. The super in my building told me that I should just leave my trash outside of my door, and that he would deal with it. While this is a very nice offer (esp. since I’m in a walk-up), I believe that he may be putting the trash into public trash cans to get rid of it, and I’d hate for him to get in trouble. In addition, I’m expecting a baby soon, and I’m not sure that I want to leave diaper trash in the common stairwell, even for a few hours.

My question is this – are NY landlords required to provide a storage area for garbage? Or, in such a small building, do I just have to keep excess bags in my apartment until trash day?

Thanks!