u/Technical_Flight629

This is a long post so strap in. Story time.

I grew up in a co op at the tail end of Harlem approaching the heights. It was the only place I lived until things changed that, but more on that later. I lived all those years there with my mother and father until my father passed.

My girlfriend, who I met when I started college, was having a tough time with an abusive family and I brought her in to stay with me in 2012 Parents didn't love the idea but we were good, quiet kids.

Few years later, my uncle is in need and my mother allows him to start living with us, sleeping on the couch.

After that, my mom gets sick and has to stay in a nursing home for years to get better. My dad ends up dying. And my uncle attempts to SA my girlfriend. We filed a police report, but nothing ever happens with that. I told my family, but they would never think that their beloved family member could do that and said some terrible things about my partner. We ended up leaving without telling anyone and went to stay at her families home instead which had it's own share of problems.

That was right before covid, which killed my mother who had finally made it out of the nursing home.

For six years my uncle has been living in that apartment. I remember going with my sister to the court houses in lower Manhattan to try and file something, but it was right after my mom died so my memories are kinda wracked and I can't remember exactly what it was, only that I was told the court process was... slow.

Six years later, he's still there and I'm barely surviving at the end of my rope with my now fiancée.

So, my question is is there any chance that that apartment was supposed to go to me upon my parents death, and that technically I am the owner of that apartment? If I somehow am, I would like to know if I can sell it.

I did a quick look on whoownswhat.justfix.org and acris, and found some sort of document with my name on it from 2024 as a debtor(?)

But I definitely didn't sign anything regarding that building. So if there were damages or repairs or something of that nature, would it be my name that comes up?

Honestly im pretty fried from days of apartment hunting due to an impending eviction, but this idea came to me as I huddled around the open mini fridge trying to get any sort of relief from the days heat.

I guess you could call this a pipe dream. But I guess I'm just wanting a little luck and a splash of hope.

Thanks for the read!

PS.: I'm avoiding having to ask my family about anything related to this as they very often provide only half-truths.

Anyone available to provide insight or opinions about The Motif? I work for the railroad so im not worried about parking. Are there horror stories I may have missed regarding the building or immediate area? How safe would you say it is walking from the station to the building? Any tips are appreciated.