My Life In Hell

I've been been here since the buildings were first renovated in 1975. I don't know what my status as a tenant is. I am paying rent and live in or exist on these premises, and continue to dwell here. He stopped giving leases in and around 1997. I never knew until 2007 about the J-51 tax abatement/exemption, and only began to understand what it meant: Rent stabilization are apts. in buildings of 6 or more units built before Feb. 1, 1947 and Jan. 1, 1974. Tenants who moved in after June 30, 1971 are also covered by rent stabilization. A third catagory involves buildings with 3 or more apts. built or extensively renovated since 1974 with special tax benifits generally. These buildings are stabilized only while the tax benifits continue. All 3 buildings became vacant of tenancies between 1974-1975 and were substantially rehabilitated as family units after Jan. 1, 1974. There were certificates of occupancy for each of the buildings issued Dec. 30, 1975 after completion of the rehabilitation. Each of the 3 buildings underwent a complete rehabilitation which was completed in 1975 which, but for Public Housing Finance Loans (PHFL), and later,J-51 tax abatements would place these buildings out of regulated status. The loan had been paid off and the tax abatements have ended and it was DHCR's understanding that the instant application is required pursuant to Public Housing Finance Law section 405 for decontrol of the subject premices.