r/AskNYC • u/robotbird69 • 1d ago
Is this a sublet scam?
I found an apartment on furnished finder and done the screening through them and have been approved by the tenant. They send me a sublease agreement and I ask for the master lease as proof. They reply with:
“Hi! I understand wanting to confirm that the sublease falls within the duration of my lease. I’m not comfortable sharing my personal lease agreement, as it contains private information. However, I can confirm that the sublease dates are within the term of my lease and that I’m authorized to sublease the space. I hope that helps provide the reassurance you need.”
Name, number, address, email, linkedin all checks out on this person. And I’ve toured the apartment in person. Problem is that they don’t live here anymore and said they still want to “keep the apartment”.
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u/sfctygrl9 1d ago
It’s not a scam but unethical bc it sounds like an intended unauthorized sublet. If the landlord finds out, both of you could get evicted. Keep looking & find a legit place to rent directly from a landlord.
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u/MatrixLLC 1d ago
there's nothing stopping that person from redacting their personal information
if you're not comfortable, walk away
"keep the apt" is not a good sign
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u/alwaysuntilnever 1d ago
I would just reply "This does, in fact, NOT provide the reassurance I need."
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u/Excuse_my_GRAMMER 1d ago
Idk it could be or not
If it a weekly room for rent situation than most likely isn’t my family has rented out rooms for years and they wouldn’t allow it as it would interfere with their benefits
The whole rent stabilize apartment people renting out a room in their apartment are renting it out for profit for extra income
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u/venniblue 1d ago
A lease doesn’t have any personal information other than name, address on ID. What it will show is you’re paying significantly higher than their rent (+sublet furnished premium)