Ms. Clammer said that as the floor captain, she supports the tenants' association position -- that everyone should register for the cleanup, but at the same time, complain to the E.P.A. that apartment cleaning alone is an inadequate response, and that rooftops, outdoor spaces and common areas must be cleaned as well.
At the same time, he said, a tenant in such a position needs to be very careful about the terms of the new tenancy.
It gives local people consultation rights over how land is used, strengthens the ability of communities to buy land, improves the position of tenant farmers, removes the business rate exemption, tries to discover who the owners are, seeks to reduce the ridiculous densities at which deer are maintained for stalking, and creates a land commission to keep the issue alive.
A special focus is on the position of tenants in urban renewal, especially since urban renewal may result in the relocation of current tenants through the force of law.
"Sales to sitting tenants is a transitional position.
The agreement is so old that neither the Malkins nor the Cohens were involved in signing it, inheriting their positions as tenant and owner through deals their families made in the ensuing years.
Still, the hefty dose of sublet space, which traditionally rents for 20percentt less than direct space, "will put tenants in a better position to negotiate with landlords," said Douglas T. Haynes, a principal of Cresa Partners/New Jersey, a corporate services firm in Morristown that represents tenants.
Authorities had argued the subsidy put social sector tenants in a better position than those in the private rental sector.
The more straightforward and business-like you can be, the more your tenants will respect your position and play it straight.
This kind of negotiation can get touchy not just because of the money involved, but because the tenants are in a position to interfere with the construction that is a necessary precondition to making an enforceable deal in the first place.
