Can we take legal action against our landlord if there is no C/O?
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Can we take legal action against our landlord if there is no C/O?
My roommates and I have been renting a house for 2 months. We had a year lease with our landlady. Then last week we had code enforcement come in to our house and they gave us until the 30th of this month to vacate because our land lady didn’t have a certificate of occupancy; she never had the house inspected before we moved in. The code enforcement guy had 4 pages of violations against her. We were wondering if there was any legal action we could take against our landlady?
Asked on November 15, 2011 under Real Estate Law, New York
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You can certainly take legal action against her. Start with demanding all of your security deposit back and stop paying rent while you look for other living quarters. Also sue her for moving expenses. Check with your code enforcement officer and the state's consumer protection agency because there may be monies that your landlord will have to pay you to move. It won't be a lot but more and more states require this of landlords if such a situation arises.
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