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We live in a rent-stabilized building, one of several managed by the same people. All of the apartments on our floor open onto a "deck" space on top the parking garage for the building. Half of these apartments have screen doors, half don't (including us). Apartments with small terraces in the other buildings managed by these people also have screen doors. When we asked the landlady if we could get a screen door installed she said it's not her responsbility, but that she'd pay half. Question 1: Is that true? If other tenants have screen doors, shouldn't we have one too? It appears that there was a screen door in the past (you can see where the hinges were) but at some point it was removed. We are planning to purchase and install a screen door and deduct it from our rent, with the proper documentation. Question 2: Can we do this? BTW, when we first moved in she charged us illegal key money which I've been hanging over head ever since. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
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Just a point of clarification. There can be RS units within a building, but the building itself is not RS. -
Sorry to hear you're dealing with a difficult landlady. That's not cool. I had a similar experience when I was renting a place a few years ago. My landlord wouldn't fix anything, and I had to do a lot of the repairs myself. It's frustrating, to say the least. As for your situation, it sounds like your landlady is trying to avoid responsibility, but I'm not sure about the legality of it.
Since your landlady won't help, you might have to take matters into your own hands. It's good that you're planning to purchase and install the screen door yourself. If you're handy, you could also try to build a door instead of buying one. There are a lot of DIY tutorials online, and it could be a fun projectComment
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