ON ROOMMATES IN NEW YORK

We all know the issue of affordable housing in New York. I know of so many people and/or their children who find an apartment and then take in a roommate - and some who take in more than one.

But not every one has the right to a roommate - or for that matter two. From the Metropolitan Council on Housing:

http://metcouncilonhousing.org/help_and_answers/your_right_to_have_a_roommate