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…
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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…
Court Ruling Makes Some Evictions Easier
By JAY ROMANO A decision by a New York appeals court has resulted in a major change in how eviction cases involving tenants in illegal apartments are handled in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. The decision, binding on lower courts in those boroughs, allows landlords to use Housing Court — rather than the state’s trial 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…
What a Revolting Development
By S. Jhoanna Robledo Published In 2004, Meggan Berley and her husband, empty-nesters in Dobbs Ferry, ditched their longtime rental and bought a new condominium on Spencer Street in Brooklyn. Then the headaches began. On movein day, the floors weren’t finished and the kitchen cabinets had no doors. The Berleys lived amid construction for weeks. Then 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…
Q & A: Free to Go at Lease’s End, the New York Times
By Dov Treiman Q. I don’t plan on renewing the lease on my Manhattan apartment. How much notice am I required to give my landlord?
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