Hello from Astoria, NY I rent a room in a shared apt. Rent was meant to be divided equally. That was repeated several times before and after I moved in: everyone pays the same. My roommate has been seriously overcharging me. She is the lease holder of the apt. but not the owner of the property. I have asked her nicely numerous times but she does not admit it nor deny it. She knows what she had done is wrong though. The difference is of at least $1000 in her pocket which I find obscene. The landlord did not know about this either. I want the tramp out before she takes anything else. The landlord just wants his rent. My question is: 1) what should we do? We, the two roommates who have been ripped off, want to stay and want the other two tramps to go. 2) Is what the roommate and leaseholder done illegal? (I can only think so!) 3) Could I pursue reimbursements in court? 4) Don´t I have the legal right to know how much the lease is or see a copy of the lease as a tenant? 5) Does the landlord have the legal right not to tell me how much the rent is? (I am a tenant, after all) 6) What are my options? 7) What sort of legal action could I take against her? I don´t really want to go ahead with it, I just want her out. She´s a recent holder of a Greencard and her friend an illegal foreigner so I don´t think they´re interested in trouble. Urgent help is much appreciated! Ripped Off New Yorker