Q: Can my building force me to pay for and use a trash service that was not included in my original lease addendum?
My building has a valet trash service that picks up trash outside our doors each evening. I signed an addendum for that service when I signed my lease. They changed the service now requiring tenants to schedule a pick up time and hand their trash directly to the pickup person. I always carry my trash down to the trash room as I do not want to hassle with scheduling pick up times, so I have requested to no longer pay for the trash service. The building management says it is a requred service. However, the service they are providing is not the same service that is laid out in the trash addendum and no new addendum has been added. Can they legally force me to continue paying for this service?
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A: Are you month to month or under a long term lease? If the lease addendum lays out the specific service that they provide (leave trash outside your apt and we pick it up each night, or some such) then that's what they need to provide for the term of your lease. If they aren't able to provide that service then a new addendum would need to be added with a increase/reduction in cost for the service you provide. It becomes more difficult if you are month to month.
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