Roaches

Roach Hotel.... they can check in but can't check out... :0)

so you decided to pay alot for a dirty rental apartment?

agree with above poster. move out. break the lease and find another apt.

At least roaches are easy to kill. I would worry
if they were scorpions or centipedes. Better life with chemicals.

Might be a lot better to rid the apt of roaches than lose your
deposit by breaking the lease.

fill a cheap plastic tub with old wine
leave under kitchen sink
roaches will drink and drown it works

Well, we had no idea that the landlord would surrender the apartment in that condition. It was supposed to be in broom clean condition, and clearly was not.
Also, the landlord will probably sue us re: the remaining portion of the lease (sadly which is 9 more months.
Has anyone ever broke their lease?

In the meantime, a thin layer of boric acid along the perimeters of the apartment and around plumbing openings and around and behind refrigerator. Additionally, add the roach motels. The building needs to be fumed, otherwise it's a losing battle. Speak to a lawyer. Good luck

normally, for every one roach there's another 20 related that u don't see. they are more proliferous than mice. u also cannot have any food/trash whatsoever lying around.
boric acid works since it kills them on the spot and stops them bringing back their 'friends and family'. but it's pretty much a losing battle unless the building itself and neighbors are really clean.

break the lease by saying your company is relocating you out of state, and use the deposit to pay off the remaining month you are there.

I'd be careful with the idea that you can just shrug off litigation - the NY press is abuzz with how the strong rental market means that landlords are just turning down prospective tenants who have any history of litigation (or of even just being lawyers). I can't say I know one way or another, but it might not hurt to be careful.