Apartment Rentals in New York City – what you need to know.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
But shortly after our cab dropped us off in front of our alleged apartment building, this quickly and horribly turned out not to be the case. That’s right, we had become the victims of a craigslist scam, which turned our LA arrival into a nightmarish mix of lugging our bags back and forth through the city.
It\’s in an 1837 landmark townhouse on Washington Square North and it\’s a rental. The current tenant has been there 35 years. Oh, the problems some tenants have.
Q. I sublet an apartment from a guy who said he was renting from the owner. I have since discovered that the apartment is rent-stabilized, that the person I was renting from was a sub-tenant of the tenant on the lease, and that the stabilized rent is half of what I’m paying. After having problems with the hot water, I…
Landlords in New York cannot evict tenants without court intervention, and that the only way to recover the apartment is to start an eviction proceeding in New York City Housing Court against the tenants.
Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, Brussels, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Montreal, Lyons and even Washington, D.C. all have them with more cities on line to follow. A concept gaining traction with urban planners is bicycle sharing. The experience of several cities has produced enough data to show it’s popular with riders as well as another sustainable people transport strategy for cities. Whether your city…
Once the guy at the deli below your apartment starts knowing your sandwich before you\’ve even ordered it, then you\’re no longer a stranger in New York City.
This law will require landlords and any other person who uses a tenant screening report to asses a potential tenant’s suitability for housing to disclose the name and address of the tenant screening company which prepared the report.
Three hundred feet south of the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop on the East Side IRT lies an abandoned subway station. Called “the world’s most beautiful former subway station” by Forgotten NY, this station is the City Hall stop that served as in the inaugural launching point for the city’s subway system in 1904.
But it\’s an interesting period piece. Kind of shlocky for a woman of her wealth. But there\’s something sort of refreshing about her down-to-earth pedestrian furnishings. Take a look here.
Landlords who screen would-be renters for past appearances in Housing Court will have to disclose the information to applicants under a new law expected to pass the City Council.
The NEW Broadway, the Broadway with chairs and tables in the street, is here to stay!
Did you know there are Rent Stabilized parking spaces in NYC? It\’s a hidden subsidy to own a car and drive in the city. Isn\’t this just what we don\’t need?
Here\’s what the residents of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village have to say about the collapse of the sale to Tishman Speyer Properties and BlackRock.
Add style and pizazz to your studio apartment! Here are some fantastic tips.
Landlords used to be able to legally discriminate against renting to lawyers. Those days are just about over – except in co-ops and condos.
A reader wants to know, \”I’ve been looking for apartments on craig’s list and I find these beautiful 3 bedroom or 4 bedroom apartments in NYC for $1000 or less. What is the catch.\”. The catch is — it could be a scam. Look at these reader responses.
The use of mirrors in Feng Shui is very powerful. Mirrors can double the energy light and positive energy coming in… or they can push away negative energy.
Renters can deduct a portion of their rent as a home office, without triggering an IRS audit.
Landlord scams can be avoided by never handing over cash or making a wire transfer to a stranger. If you must make an immediate payment, do it by check.
Craigslist scam. Man posting an apartment for rent on apartments he claimed to own, but didn\’t.