Summary
Tucker discusses the lofty ambitions of tenants of illegal apartment buildings. Rent-free living is not guaranteed for tenants of illegal apartment buildings as complex housing laws can always be reinterpreted and wily landlords can find unofficial ways to evict tenants.
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How Not to Pay Rent
Two musicians and a yogi have lived rent-free for two years in a Brooklyn loft. No, they're not living with their exasperated parents or beleaguered girlfriend. They are among the nasses of New Yorkers living in illegal apartment buildings, and they stumbled onto the big advantage of residing the law. You don't have to pay rent ¶ Like a tot of young people, they moved into a place they could barely afford and lived together in a one-room loft. Afteracouple of years and a littie research, they realized that landlords like theirs who rent out apartments in buildings not meant to be residences cannot legally collect rent, sue for back rent, or evict someone for nonpaym...
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