building maintenance

Roommates + Landlords

I'm getting a rent hike on a place that needs work. Is now a good time to ask my landlord to make some repairs?

By Austin Havens-Bowen |August 18, 2022 - 12:30PM

The Market

Hear me out: A slow elevator in a tall building is as bad as living in a walk-up

By Anonymous |August 16, 2022 - 2:30PM

Small Projects + DIY

Ask Sam: We deducted the cost of an emergency repair job from our rent, but our landlord insists we owe him. Is he right?

… an emergency situation when the landlord is not available tenants can pay out of pocket for needed repairs and then deduct it from their rentbut if the landlord refuses to acknowledge the expense … repairs tenants can do them and deduct the cost from their rent payment Himmelstein says These are known as Repair and …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |July 27, 2022 - 1:00PM

Roommates + Landlords

Can you kick out a bad landlord? Yes, but problems in your building may not change

By Emily Myers |July 21, 2022 - 12:30PM

Neighbors

No doormen strike: Building workers union says it has a new agreement

By Jennifer White Karp |April 20, 2022 - 9:30AM

The Market

Private equity: The biggest NYC landlord you never heard of that’s raising rents

By Jennifer White Karp |March 7, 2022 - 9:30AM

Troubleshooting

Does our co-op board need to relocate shareholders while the façade is repaired?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |January 25, 2022 - 12:30PM

Troubleshooting

How can our condo building pay for capital improvements?

… financing Often when a condo building needs to make major improvements the board opts for a special temporary … time permitting or the condominium can obtain a capital improvement loan Increasing common charges in order to … loan to make capital improvements and spread the cost over 10 to 15 years There are different types of loans that …

By Alanna Schubach |January 18, 2022 - 12:30PM