What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
I live in a first floor New York City apartment which is slightly below ground level. When moving in, my boyfriend and I asked if there had ever been flooding. The Landlord's response was that he had owned the building for ten years and it had never flooded. Working off this we took the apartment, and within the first month, our kitchen and bedroom flooded with around an inch of water. The super said he would be right over, and didn't show up until the next morning to 'fix' the problem.
One month later, our apartment has flooded again,damaging personal property as we were not home at the time. once again, no one showed up to answer our calls until the next day. When we pressed for the super to show up that night, we were told no.
What rights do we have here? Would this be considered negligence?
Thank you for any advice.
I live in a first floor New York City apartment which is slightly below ground level. When moving in, my boyfriend and I asked if there had ever been flooding. The Landlord's response was that he had owned the building for ten years and it had never flooded. Working off this we took the apartment, and within the first month, our kitchen and bedroom flooded with around an inch of water. The super said he would be right over, and didn't show up until the next morning to 'fix' the problem.
One month later, our apartment has flooded again,damaging personal property as we were not home at the time. once again, no one showed up to answer our calls until the next day. When we pressed for the super to show up that night, we were told no.
What rights do we have here? Would this be considered negligence?
Thank you for any advice.