2 Family Dwellings And Heat Power: Ny

[Rohan]

I reside in Queens NY. I've been hiring the first floor in a-2 family home since January 16th 1996. Originally I closed a rental which mentioned that Warmth was contained in the lease. Because signing that preliminary lease I've simply been living below every month (no established rent). Nowadays (nearly ten years later) I acquired a notice in the landlord saying I owe heat expenses totaling 8 from March to Dec 2006. The deadline of the statement is 1/5/2007 (a romantic date that's previously handed).<br />
Our issue is I had been underneath the impact that in a-2 family home in NY, resources should be compensated from the landlord when the power posesses shared meter. The heat IS on the shared meter. Can anybody explain this for me personally? Or place me to any info that might help me discover exactly what the regulation claims about that?<br />
Thanks.<br />
Steve

[Markel]

Perhaps a local tenant's union can advise you, such as the Metropolitan Council on Housing or West Side Tenants Union, (212) 595-1274.