My current situation is as such: I recently began to rent a basement apartment that is segregated from the upper half of the house in Clarence, NY that my landlord/roommate had me sign a "roommate agreement" for. The home lands in a single family zoned area within the town, and after speaking with a representative from the town's planning & zoning department I was informed that a home owner cannot collect rent within these types of zones. My main question is if the town has told me this information then is my "roommate agreement" even enforceable? For the record my roommate agreement looks and feels like any other lease that I have ever signed/seen. My secondary question is if the apartment is illegal and I wish not to pay rent until I can find a legal place to stay can my landlord/roommate sue me for the time that I have stayed there?
On a completely different topic about the same rental, if the sleeping room that I am renting in the basement has: no windows, a locked door to the upper portion of the house, an emergency window that is in my other roommate's room (where the door is locked majority of the time), and a door leading in from the garage can he legally rent that room?
On a completely different topic about the same rental, if the sleeping room that I am renting in the basement has: no windows, a locked door to the upper portion of the house, an emergency window that is in my other roommate's room (where the door is locked majority of the time), and a door leading in from the garage can he legally rent that room?
Rent and Utilities: Can a Landlord Collect Rent on an Apartment Deemed Illegal by the Town I Am Living in
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