A. "Probably not," said David Ng, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

Samuel Himmelstein, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer, agreed.

"The first thing you have to know is that there are two types of improvement increases," said Joel Abramson, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

A - That depends, said David Ng, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

A. "The answer depends on what it says in the lease," said David Ng, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

"This is really a big deal," said Daphna Zekaria, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

Alan Kucker, another Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer, agreed.

"What we have here is a confusing patchwork of laws," said David Ng, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

Thomas Higgins, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer, said the simplest way to address an aural assault is for the victim to directly engage the perpetrator.

"The law doesn't guarantee a perfect apartment," said Lucas Ferrara, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.