illegal ad on brownstone?

no, just asking. it looks terrible and people think apts in our building are for rent.

Posted by: elliott at March 8, 2008 2:50 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

Your a RENTER plain and simple ...You own nothing , shut up and pay your rent

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 5:05 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

I guess I was trying to say that - only a bit less brutal. Unless you think your landlord doens't know about the sign and doesn't want it there, it doesn't really strike me as being your business.

Posted by: Putnamdenizen at March 8, 2008 5:18 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

Yes, that is illegal advertising. I hope your landlord gets fined. You can have a friend submit a complaint to the Department of Building's for not having a signage permit.

Go to hell you evil landlords.

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 5:20 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

I remember looking for an apartment about 10 years ago in philadelphia, there were "for rent" signs up all over on nice looking buildings. when you called the number on these signs they told your there was no rentals in those buildings, the places they did have to offer were in sub-par buildings. It was very frustrating and was very bait and switch.

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 5:21 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

When you become the owner and not the tenant, then you can have a say in what looks terrible and what does not. You are renting your apartment and have no business being concerned with other areas of the building unless it relates to safety issues. Start saving your money so you can buy your own building and then you can keep it exactly the way you want. If you don't like your landlord's decisions or the way the sign looks, get the hell out and move into a building that you approve of. Did you ever think that maybe the realtor is giving the landlord money to hang the damn sign which in turn might be helping to pay the very high cost of heating and other utilities, thereby keeping your ass warm and your rent at the rate it currently is now. Not all landlords are rolling in the dough! Most of us are just doing the best we can to get by, tenants and landlords alike.

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 8:37 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

Freakin noesey body ! After seeing you last name i see why . Mind your own business

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 8:58 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

I'm a landlord, but man you guys are nasty.
Who's last name 8:58?

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 9:23 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

Ditto to 5:20. Against the law is against the law. If you don't like the law, try and change it, or buy a building in Southeast Asia and you can rent signage space to McDonalds so they can put giant neon arches on it.

This forum is about aesthetics in a Brownstone world. Pride in the neighborhood shouldn't be exclusive to owners, renters are people too no matter their last name.

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 10:02 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

Oh man ! I you were one of tenants and you told me something like that I would smash your face right into the sign . Then drag you over to the stoop . Open your mouth on the corner of the steps and step on your little pointy head . THEN make U clean up all the broken teeth and mop up all the blood . Then ask you one more time . Now do you have a problem with the sign ? NUFF SAID !

Posted by: guest at March 8, 2008 11:49 PM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?

Elliott,
Ignore the ignorant philistine haters here. The City considers the issue of public advertising to be sufficiently important to have passed laws about the subject and I suspect from your information that the sign you cite is in clear violation of that legislation. Read the info at the following link:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/violations/signs.shtml

Posted by: johnife at March 9, 2008 9:09 AM in response to illegal ad on brownstone?