My Life In Hell

We were told to get all of our belongings out of the storage area of the basement. The case was taken up by DHCR, but after 3 years they decided we didn't have a case because we weren't rent controlled or stabilized. I didn't know anything beyond having a superficial knowledge of the history of rent control/rent stabilization, or how common a J-51 tax exemption/abatement is. The tenant who started the process has since bailed as soon as her offspring was married off, so she is in better circumstances compared to me. There are two other tenants beside me left, one is the owners niece and her family living in my building the other is I believe also related to the owner and living in the first building with their family.Why they were allowed to remain I don't know. During the summer he stopped giving hot water, he only resumed temporarily during the high holy days of the jewish holidays. Then about two and a half months ago stopped giving hot water, and never started to give heat. The place is basicly an empty shell, no insulation, 1/2 inch plaster board, not ever real plaster. So even when it's warm outside it's at least 10 degrees colder inside.