It's Hard to Beat the Tent Rent
Here’s something we may start to see more of: Brokelyn reports that three enterprising recent college grads have avoided moving in with mom and dad by pitching a tent in the backyard of a friend’s Bushwick rental. The price? $100 a month per tent. The experience is not for the faint of heart, given that…
Here’s something we may start to see more of: Brokelyn reports that three enterprising recent college grads have avoided moving in with mom and dad by pitching a tent in the backyard of a friend’s Bushwick rental. The price? $100 a month per tent. The experience is not for the faint of heart, given that there are already six people crammed into the two-bedroom duplex. In all, that makes for nine people sharing one shower. All of a sudden, crashing on the ‘rents couch doesn’t sound too bad.
Bushwick Summer Rental: A $100 Tent [Brokelyn]
Photo by Stefan Tonio
If they’re paying the friend that money it’s illegal. A tenant cannot make money off of a rental- that’s the landlord’s property. Nor can a landlord rent out his backyard as a residence. No matter how you slice it, it’s very illegal.
And the place is packed already. I have a feeling the joyride is over though now that it’s news. But I agree with gemini10 and biff.- if they weren’t college students the wrath of the neighborhood would be on them.
Haha Benson – these guys are the real deal.
well, six in a 2-bedroom seems like it was already an “extracontractual” situation… what’s a few more guys with raging athletes foot in the back yard?
Hmmmmm,in one day we read that a condo in Bed-Stuy is turning into a homeless shelter, and now we see Dirty Hipster refugee camps being set up in Bushwick Backyards.
What’s going on?????
Waiting for a certain poster to jump in 5, 4, 3……
In the old days they called this sort of thing “Hoovervilles”.
We may be seeing more of this popping up in parks and other places.
Its cheaper than KOA
Hmmmm. I am curious what the law says about shanty towns in one’s backyard.
And you wonder why rent is so high…
Brownstoner has jumped the shark….
The What
Someday Brownstoner will take this site down…
I am sure the Landlord would appreciate this! extra water usage…illegal tenants…hmmmm