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Considering how expensive it is to live in New York, those who are new to renting might assume that they can just find a rent-stabilized apartment or move into one currently occupied by a family member. However, people in this position could be in for a rude...
Apartment hunting can be a grueling process. When you finally find a place that works for you, you want to make sure you can stay there for as long as you like. So it's important to understand the terms of your lease, including whether you have the right to renew it....
Most New Yorkers complain about substantial and crushing rent increases. Wanting to pay the same rent - or only a modest increase - doesn't make you greedy. It just makes you normal, especially when you live in a place where renting is more of a necessity than a...
Sam Himmelstein's column on Brick Underground addresses the Question- I'm a rent-stabilized tenant, and my building was recently sold. The new landlord has asked me to leave because they want to move their family in. Can they do this?
New York City is an amazing place. It is home to more than 8 million people with diverse backgrounds, cultures and life experiences. Did you know that people speak over 200 languages in the city? Or that a child is born every 4.4 minutes? Of those millions of...
If you are a renter with stabilized rent, the prospect of the building being sold to a new landlord can be unnerving. Rent stabilization is meant to protect renters, but that doesn't mean the new owners won't look for ways to skirt the rules. Luckily, there are signs...
The imagery spotlighting an entrenched reality of the New York City housing universe is both stark and vivid. A recent article in a national publication references "predatory developers encircling [tenants'] neighborhoods." It couples that language by noting a new...
Talk about a disconnect. We have cited a common refrain in past select posts on our blog at the New York City pro-tenants' law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph, LLP. Namely, that is that legions of city landlords have made outsized...
All dogs bark, but some are particularly yappy. While you may be used to it, your neighbors probably are not. You may think it's fun to have "conversations" with your dog, but other tenants may not see it that way. If they complain to the landlord, you could be in...
HMGJ PARTNER SERGE JOSEPH WINS SECOND VICTORY FOR DOWNTOWN 421-g TENANTS Supreme Court Justice Robert Reed ruled today in West v. BCRE 90 West LLC that tenants in buildings participating in the RPTL Section 421-g tax benefit program are subject to rent stabilization....
