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There's no hard and fast rule about how often a roommate should have a guest. It's really dependent on what your needs are, and how often you're willing to put up with an extra human in your space. Perhaps weekends are fine, but you prefer not to have a disturbance on work or school nights.

No dwelling unit shall be occupied by a greater number of persons than is permitted by this section. (1) Every person occupying an apartment in a class A or class B multiple dwelling or in a tenant-occupied apartment in a one- or two-family dwelling shall have a livable area of not less than eighty square feet.

If your roommate has lived in your apartment for less than one year, you must give the roommate at least 30 days notice of the termination. If the roommate has been there more than a year but less than two years, you must give 60 days notice of the termination.

REPORT YOUR LANDLORD TO CITY INSPECTORS They can force the landlord to make the repairs by fining them if the repair isn't made. It is illegal for your landlord to harass, intimidate, refuse to renew your lease, or evict you for complaining about poor living conditions.

Landlords cannot mandate this by law. They have to allow immediate family and/or 1 unrelated person to live with the renter. Although apparently landlords try to pull this stunt a lot.

State law requires that notice be served to your roommates if you intend to terminate their tenancy — between 30 and 90 days, depending upon how long they have lived there. You can start an eviction in court, known as a holdover proceeding, but it could make your living situation very uncomfortable.

The roommate law has several restrictions. New York law does not permit the number of occupants to exceed the number of tenants, and each person residing in the apartment must have a livable area of at least 80 square feet. The square footage count does not include bathrooms, closets or hallways.

Within 30 days of your roommate moving in, you're required to notify your landlord of their name. Your landlord can request your roommate's name and the ages of any minors in the apartment. Since your roommate isn't on the lease, the landlord should not require a credit check from them.

When only one tenant is named on a lease, the tenant has the right to take in a roommate and the roommate's dependent children. When two or more tenants are named on the lease, the number of tenants and roommates cannot exceed the number of tenants named in the lease.