Q. I live in a rent-stabilized building in Chelsea, Manhattan, next to a woman who gives loud parties. The police will not intervene because she will not open the door for them. After I complained, she retaliated by banging on my door, which I considered harassment. You could withhold rent, arguing that your neighbor’s actions violate the warranty of habitability, a state statute. “In effect, you’d be saying that the landlord’s failure to do anything would be harassment,” Mr. Himmelstein said.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2017 13:52 UTC