Apartment Rentals in New York City – what you need to know.
Monthly Archives: December 2009
November 24th, 2009 Matt DiChiara Christina Ambers, the famous hand and foot model, alleges that she and her husband (who was formerly employed as a doorman at the building where Ms. Ambers lives and now resides with her at that address) have been the victims of a hostile ostracization by the building\’s workers and tenants. Attorney Joshua Price has filed…
You bet they did. This is from Bloomberg.com: Manhattan Apartment Rents Fell 7% on Unemployment Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — Manhattan rents fell as much as 7 percent in the year ended Dec. 15 as the recession helped some tenants move up to larger apartments for less. Rents for studio apartments dropped 7 percent to an average of $2,247 a month…
By: Alex Frean for the TimesOnline.co.uk The collapse last year of Dawnay Day, the sprawling British investment company, which sank under £750 million of debt, has put more than a thousand rent-stabilized apartments in New York into foreclosure, leaving their tenants in limbo. Yesterday a group of tenants staged a protest at the Bank of New York Mellon, which holds…
Thanks to the New York Times for this always needed advice: How to Get a Security Deposit Back From a Landlord By JENNIFER SARANOW SCHULTZ Given the state of the economy, there’s no shortage of stories about debt-saddled landlords delaying repayment of security deposits. Take mine. After moving to San Francisco from New York in January, my husband and I…
BEWARE OF SCAM On Apt. Rentals! Date: 2009-12-21, 8:56AM EST Reply to: hous-gujv6-1519402854@craigslist.org Some crooks just tried scamming me. They promised the most gorgeous apartment in Manhattan but refused to show the place to my friend unless I wired them some money. Almost fell for it as the ad was so promising, the place was gorgeous, free pick up when…