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plaint to the NYC Department of Housing
Preservation and Development (HPD), but
HPD would not normally take any action
with respect to repair expenses of this kind.
is would be viewed as a matter depen-
dent upon the terms of the lease between
the landlord and the tenant. e writer’s
best course of action would be to le a
complaint in Small Claims Court.”
Subleasing a Co-op
Q
A co-op owner purchased her
unit in 2005 and has been sub-
leasing it to the same tenant since
2011. e co-op board recently passed an
amendment to the bylaws that states an
owner cannot sublease a unit for more than
two years, and it applies retroactively. e
board is forcing the sublease tenant to va-
cate in two months, despite having a lease
that runs another seven months a er that.
Does the owner or tenant have rights in
this case?
—Questioning the Board’s Actions
A
“ e lease was signed before
the new rule went into e ect
and the tenant and landlord
depended on the rules of the co-op at that
time,” says attorney Adam Leitman Bai-
ley of the Manhattan rm Adam Leitman
Bailey, P.C. “Because this rule is trying to
impose a bylaw retroactively, it would be
unjust and would not be a basis to annul a
contract. is would be similar to the rea-
soning of the United States Constitution's
ban on ex post facto laws. e co-op would
need to sue the shareholder and the tenant
in housing court, and I do not predict a
successful result.”
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