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I’ve seen a house that has an additional (pretty substantial) structure attached to the back. It’s been in the same family for A LONG time, so I don’t know when it was built, but there aren’t any violations on record at the DOB. The real problem is that this structure spans across the neighbor’s house…
Our neighbor’s chimney collapsed a while ago as a result of neglect. The chimney is right on the party wall between the two brownstone buildings, but the flues are all my neighbor’s. (Our own chimney is facing the neighbor on the other side.) My neighbor is under the impression that we are responsible for repairing…
loopholes? I can't wait for this one... this is a landlord site, ya know.
Questions About SublettingIf you can toss things into it, I'd get Mosquito Dunks from Lowe's or Home Depot & hurl 3 or 4 into it every month during the hot weather. They're little doughnut-shaped discs that weigh about an ounce & are about 2 inches in diameter. Half a dozen cost about $12.
Mosquito PoolIn terms of "law school property law" the answer is they can absolutely demand you, your people, and the government people there to inspect your property stay off their land. If NYC has a special law about such things, IDK. If anyone did, NYC would, but I still doubt it. I hope someone who knows for sure answers, but I would bet the only answer to your problem is to make nice with your neighbor. The fact that the government has approved the construction is legally irrelevant (though it was a good thought), even if you truly did *need* be on their land to do it.
Can my neighbor block access for construction?I'm not sure what this has to do with housing, but pay your ticket. Why would you fight it? You ran the light. You committed a violation, you got caught, am I missing something?
Bike Ticket – Fight or Pay?