Landlord Reference for Board approval

Can you say its for something else? All they have to state is that you are a current tenant and have been paying your rent on time. They don't have to know exactly what its for. Its better to have one from your landlord than not have one for your co-op package. And yes, this request is standard.

This is not uncommon.

It's common, yes, and you may indeed have to tell your landlord what it's for as the board may insist on having the letter addressed explicitly to them, or to some management company.

It's a standard boilerplate request in almost all board applications.

So if you rented at Peter Cooper Village, and then were part of the lawsuit against them, you as SOL unless you buy a condo?

Did you?

Doctor the letter. They will never check.

crescent - bad advice, I'm on a board and we actually do check depending on the applicant.

Hb, your obsession with my situation is unhealthy. Get help. Meds, even.

Jennie, most landlords don't care and are quite helpful. We asked one if we could renew our lease on a month-to-month basis as we were trying to buy, and they were very accommodating.

No coop would care about the PCV suit. I didn't file. But don't let the truth get in the way of your little overwrought fantasy of miscarriage of justice.

>Hb, your obsession with my situation is unhealthy. Get help. Meds, even.

Thought you were a fake lawyer, not a fake doctor. You really shouldn't be suggesting medicine without at least a fake medical degree.

You should have a conversation with your current landlord explaining the situation, that you are looking to buy, but if the deal falls through would be renewing your lease (or whatever the situation is). They definitely need to write you the letter - we sent our landlord a draft that they could edit and put on their title block.

When I did this, I found that they appreciated that we were upfront with them and we kept them abreast of the buying/moving situation so when it did come time to move, there was absolutely no hassle.

All the letter says is that you've paid your rent/maintenance on time.