bittoxic00 t1_je26yr5 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:36 PM

Reply to comment by natekrinsky in Ex-homeless tenants face mass eviction by Lower East Side landlord by natekrinsky

They didn’t like the increase so they decided to stop paying entirely? Great way to be evicted

natekrinsky OP t1_je27f5z wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:39 PM

The article states that he stopped paying rent after the termination notice, not before.

bittoxic00 t1_je28zdb wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:49 PM

Why pay nothing? Out of protest?

They were given 1 years of paid rent for free, a $1,500 on the LES.

A private one bedroom for fifteen hundred. Show me a one bedroom in the LES right now and I’ll move right in

natekrinsky OP t1_je29b8e wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:51 PM

It's standard to not pay rent if you're going through an eviction case. If you're able to stay you pay back what you owe.

bittoxic00 t1_je2aem1 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:58 PM

If you plan on not staying and being evicted with a judgement along with an eviction on your record, by all means pocket that money and move on. If you hope to stay and would like to withhold money for reasons because of conditions that money has to be deposited in a separate account. They’re just setting themselves up for failure IMO