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October 2, 2008

Tenant in building with no C of O

I'm living in a new renovation and the building has no C of O because the construction isn't completed.

Am I entitled to stop paying rent? Also, can the Housing Department kick us out if there are safety violations?

Thanks!

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I did pay rent, but am without heat/hot water. LL is totally unresponsive. I'm reluctant to call 311 and be removed from the building due to the lack of C of O, but don't know how else to get LL to pay attention. Thanks for the helpful responses. I've seen an atty to discuss my options.

Posted by: grizzlycat at October 5, 2008 8:26 PM in response to Tenant in building with no C of O

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It now sounds like you have warranty of habitability issues. Glad you're speaking to attorney. Make sure it's someone who does a lot of landlord/tenant work, cause the CofO problem combined with this will make things tricky.

BTW, if you'd posted that you had no heat/hot water, and that the landlord wasn't responsive, I would've told you not to pay rent and also to see an attorney.

Posted by: Iris at October 6, 2008 10:24 AM in response to Tenant in building with no C of O