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Q. I recently moved out of a studio apartment that I had rented for three years in the West Village. I didn’t leave the apartment in the best condition and some of the damage was my fault.  I didn’t really...

Q. I own a condo in the city that I intend to rent out when I move out of it next month. I really don’t want the tenant to smoke in the unit but I also want to make sure I comply with fair housing laws.

Q. My parents-in-law live in Queens and decided to see what living in Manhattan is like for one year. They picked a broker and selected an apartment on the Upper East Side. 

The broker never...

Q. My kitchen will become mostly unusable for a week or two while my landlord fixes a leak above the sink. There has not been any permanent damage to my personal property, but am I entitled to a discounted rent...

Q. I’m working with a broker to find an apartment in the city.  I ruled out co-ops early on because I just don’t want to subject myself to the entire application and interview process.  So, we’re looking...

Q. After a five year stint in an elevator building in Murray Hill, I moved into a walkup building in the Village last year. I love the apartment and the neighborhood, but the move required some sacrifices, not the...

Q. Last month I decided to move in to my boyfriend’s two-bedroom apartment and give up my own studio.  I still had about eight months left on the lease, but the landlord agreed to allow me to assign it...

Q. My lease ends next month and my landlord says he's going to start showing the apartment to prospective renters.

This makes me very uncomfortable because I don’t want my landlord or people I...

Q. I am currently in the process of renting a condo.  I found it through my broker and I met with the owner of the apartment about a week and a half ago.  She loved us (the apartment is for me and...