so my gramdma has a rent controlled (yes rent controlled not stabilized) with her husband my step grandfather.(he's the one on the agreement ik it's not a lease idk what to call it) is it possible for the apartment to be taken over by me, i do realize i would have to be there for two years before it could be fully moved into my name. the only issue is i currently live in south florida in the snow bird capital. also its the top floor in a 5 floor walk up but its located on 70th between 2 and 3. so about a block or two from 72nd Q station. it's extremely out dated the floors are slanted like crazy. and the door buzzer doesn't work. the landlord obviously hates my grandparents due the the face he take the unit they have and splits them into two / three apartments. so any and all repairs are not done unless legally required. maybe it's a 700- 900sq ft 2 bedroom apartment 1 bath. (i'm unsure of specifics). i'm worried just because i would be up and moving my finance and i have our two cats and a dog and im not even sure how to handle a dog in nyc especially a golden retriever (she's on the small side about 50-60 lbs). would it be worth it for the 1000 ish rent i know it's less than 1500 but don't know the specific number.

tldr should i take over my gmas rent controlled apartment and would i be able to if its in the name of her husband my step grandfather

sorry about the rambling so much to consider

Hi pals--seeking some sincere support here if that's realistic--I just woke up from a deep sleep to an (adult, german) roach crawling on my hand. I felt something crawling on me and so I turned on my light quickly and there it was, staring right at me.

I flicked it off me, to the floor, ran and grabbed my boric acid, covered it, and watched him run away covered in white, like a ghost, hopefully to go party with his roach friends so they will all desiccate and die. And as for me, I guess I will just never sleep again?

That might have been my limit. I've been in a pre-war tenement building in midtown east for a little over a year. They were very bad for a while (I'd see one or two every time I opened a drawer, etc) then I didn't see one for months, now I see them regularly, maybe because it's warming up. Management sends an exterminator monthly, and twice monthly if it get bad. The exterminators are attentive and competent but it seems very much like "we're here to keep things under control for you" rather than there being hope of really fixing the problem. There's a very elderly tenant on the ground floor right next to the trash who I believe will not let the exterminator into her apartment and I suspect that it's really bad in there and as long as she's there the building will have an issue. Or maybe it would have an issue anyway, maybe this is NY life if you're not in a modern luxury building. To make things still more nightmarish, I have been noticing a different smell in my place which could be just the changing season but perhaps could be related to roaches since I know they have a distinct smell, which I have also driven myself crazy googling.

Some people I know would be like "oh hell no" and move out. Also, some people are hiding in parking lots in Ukraine wondering if they will live another day, some people are being sexually abused, some people don't have food, some people get murdered in the supermarket by white supremacists etc, and this is maybe just not so bad and doesn't need to be such a huge deal? Deep thoughts aside, what are the odds that I'll find an affordable apt in NYC with no pest issues now that rents have gone up 30%? (I am a single freelancer in my 40s, my current apartment is rent-stabilized.) Also, in additional to the roaches, I've seen a mouse twice, and found a black beetle the other day crawling up the wall next to my bed (not a bedbug.) I just kinda CAN'T anymore.

Clearly I came to vent since it's the middle of the night and no one is awake to call/text.

But also, questions:

How do I deal with the anxiety/horror/disgust/etc

What do I do

Thanks

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