What constitutes harassment by a landlord?
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What constitutes harassment by a landlord?
We were flooded out in Hurricane Sandy. While others left and collected FEMA money, because we stayed, FEMA gave us nothing and rental insurance didn’t cover anything. Our washer/dryer broke and we paid out of pocket for fans, etc. in order to dry out the floors before mildew developed (as a friendly gesture since our landlords were in Europe for 2 weeks). We asked that the rent be lessened due to those expenses, at which point the husband balked and we gave them rent less the fan rental. The next day, he stopped by and talked to my boyfriend and said he is reconsidering renewing the lease in 6 months. We just moved in 6 months ago, is there anything we can do? It seems like harassment when we are fully within our legal rights?
Asked on December 14, 2012 under Real Estate Law, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country harassment is any unwarranted contact by a person as to another that causes stress and is offensive under state law. What you have written is not harassmenet. To see what your remedies are I suggest that you consult with a landlord tenant attorney about the matter.
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