Q: Mitchell Lama succession case since 2013, but the building is now rent stabilized, so what does that mean for my case?
Hello, my dad passed away 2013, he had Section 8, they did not know I was here, I was on the affidavit 33 times out of 39 (I'm 39 years old), I have never left, that has been proven in court, Ive been deposed and I'm at the "back rent" phase, the issue is the rent without the Section 8 is a certain amount, I received some paper in the mail that said the rent now has increased from that amount by 540.00 to 1500.00, I guess from DHCR or whoever governs the buildings, I asked everyone has their rent gone up like this, and no ones has, also, am I still held to the Mitchell Lama laws or do I tell the judge my building and apt switched over this year, also, when I tried to pay the rent in the beginning they didn't want it, so I called a lawyer he said I do NOT owe back rent and they cannot take a successor to court for that because I did not have a lease in place, is this true
A: You are entitled to succession rights. If you are on Section 8 you should qualify for legal aid. Get a lawyer ASAP. You cannot do this yourself.
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