Q. I signed a two-year lease for an unregulated apartment in Brooklyn in 2010. The management company recently sent a lease renewal, and has increased the rent by 12.5 percent. This seems an excessively high increase, and I cannot believe this represents true market rate. Is there anything I can do if the management company Full Article…
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Q & A : Breaking a Lease Over Unlivability, The New York Times
By JAY ROMANO Q I rent an apartment in a building heavily affected by the hurricane — there was no power for several days, and the management is citing extensive damage to the elevators and heating system, and cannot give any reasonable estimate as to when the building will be fit for occupancy. My apartment is on Full Article…
Q. & A. : No Functioning Kitchen,The New York Times
Q. We are thinking about buying an apartment. But its kitchen has only a refrigerator; there are no cabinets, stove, counters or even a sink, just the plumbing for one. Would this be a problem for banks, and if so, what’s the minimum amount of kitchen equipment needed? A. Rosemary Liuzzo Mohamed, a Manhattan real estate lawyer, Full Article…
Q & A: Who Can Pay for a Rent Controlled Apartment? The New York Times
By Dov Treiman Q. My disabled father is a tenant in a rent-controlled building. Recently, he had a fall and was taken to the hospital. While he was in the hospital, I had to mail in his rent check. When I called the landlord to find out the address, I was told that they would Full Article…
Q & A: A Rent-Stabilized Tenant Seeks to Negotiate, The New York Times
By Dov Treiman Q. I live in a rent-stabilized building, but the new rent (coming up in April) is still rich for my blood. Can tenants negotiate rent-stabilized rents? Would you have a suggestion as to how to approach a landlord or management company? A. The legal stabilized rent is the maximum a landlord can Full Article…
Q & A: Can a Landlord Raise Rents on a Sublet? The New York Times
By Dov Treiman Q. My fiancé and I are trying to sublet our furnished apartment for six months. Our lease does not expire until 2010, and we intend to return to the apartment after the six-month sublet. In seeking permission from the landlord, we were told that he would increase the subtenant’s rent by 10 Full Article…
Q & A: When a Landlord Won’t Return a Security Deposit, The New York Times
By Dov Treiman Q. I moved into an apartment on a one-year lease. Thirty days before the end of my lease, I gave notice to vacate and requested, in writing, the return of my security deposit and interest. I moved out on March 2 and have yet to receive a check or a notice stating Full Article…
Q & A: on New York Rent Ruling
By JOSH BARBANEL When the New York State Court of Appeals overturned some rent rules in place for more than nine years on Thursday, the decision opened a window for many market-rate New York City tenants, including some paying some of the highest rents in the country, to roll back rents and get the protections of the Full Article…
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