The Marriage Conundrum Part 1. This “what would you do” is a unique one. It is in two parts although it happened to one person.
The Marriage Conundrum Part 1
Let me set the scene. We have a woman renting an apartment. She has someone in her life that she has been seeing for some time. Things go from spending a few days there to moving in. They tie the knot. The wife places the husband on the lease. The two of them plan to live in the apartment as husband and wife.
Only the landlord has other plans. He decides to increase the rent because the leaseholder is now married. Neither can afford the increased rental amount. The owner threatens eviction if the increased rent is not paid.
What would you do? If you read The Unfair Eviction you know what to do. If not maybe you should. What I’m going to tell you next will defy imagination but it is true.
What The Couple Did
Their solution was to get divorced. The now ex-husband continues to visit his ex-wife. Tragedy strikes the ex-wife dies. Remember, she had removed the husband from the lease. This reduced her rent. After the ex-wife dies the ex-husband is evicted and enters a program.
Note: Had he remained on the lease the apartment would have passed on to him upon his wife’s death.
Things Get Worse
Here’s where this thing gets worse. After a review, I can only say what people don’t know about renting apartments can hurt them.
The Search
The husband enters the Section 8 program. He begins to search for an apartment. In his desperation, he finds an apartment that is anything but habitable. There are holes in the wall, the floor needs work and the apartment needs a paint job. A plug-in radiator supplies the heat for the apartment. The landlord warns, “Do not let anything touch it. It will catch on fire.”
The landlord tells the tenant that he must decide on the apartment now. He states that he will make all repairs before the tenant moves in. But there is a catch. The tenant must make a decision now. He must leave a deposit. If not he will lose the apartment.
Now tell me, what would you do?
I would like to know what you would do if you were confronted with either part of this person’s dilemma. What would you do if your landlord threatened to raise the rent because you got married? And what would you do if you saw the apartment described here?
In the comment section below let’s hear your thoughts on these situations. Then click here to read what happened.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and nothing stated here is legal advice. This article applies to the five boroughs of New York. All information deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Always check the real estate laws in your part of the country.
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