Rental Rookie

… that despite our past experiences with roommates I had shared space back in Los Angeles when we moved to this city … be fairly easy By contrast some of my friends chose low rent over someone they got along with Bad idea One broke her … column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC       … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … Live … Improve … …

… Time to visit the family in California and enjoy a dose of good weather This being New York there … … One of the easiest ways for a burglar to enter your apartment is through a window Make sure all fire escapes are … window from the outside For windows that slide sidetoside buy a small wood dowel and cut it down so it fits inside the …

… a luxury in warmer parts of the country its a necessity in New York City I was lucky because my problem was the … in it turned out that the buildings tiny hot water tank couldnt support the hotwater needs of the building  For the … turn it off when youre asleep or out of the room and buy one that shuts off automatically if it tips over  For …