ellenem

"suspicious or not, it is certainly legal as long as each has a 30 day+ lease...and permissible in many buildings (although, I doubt ever in a co-op!)"

Whether or not most New Yorkers have done so, this 30 day+ sublease (if a paying subletter, rather than a guest or pet-sitter) must be approved by the buildings management or board or directors —usually requiring the same paperwork and interview of a regular lease— for it to be legal.

CasaDelCipresso

true. but those are building rules and not State LAW. It's the State law I am 100% opposed to - not individual buildings screening tenants however they see fit.

In a few different buildings I lived in, BTW, there was certainly no application or interview for sublets - only written notification from the owner or leasehold - totally legal and my tenant paid the management company rent directly the time I sublet a rental...come to think of it, I sublet an apt. from a friend for a few years and paid my rent directly to the building management and had written permission to sublet from them, etc. - no interview or application. I think I only gave my name. I've also seen a few condo sublet terms that are very, very basic - not extensive and without an interview.

I strongly feel that coop and condo boards should be permitted to initiate their own min. rental periods, rather than the government. I fully understand that this is, primarily, an attempt to put a stop to the illegal conversion of SROs to illegal and dangerous hostel-type accommodation with people coming and going each day...but, honestly? If someone wants to sublet their condo pied-a-terre officially for 30days, and completes whatever paperwork required by the building and obtains approval, I don't really see the issue...even if the owner knows the "tenants" will be terminating the lease one week (or more) early. I also think that the hard-hit hotel industry has quite a bit to gain from this proposal.