property manager

Couple sitting on couch upset by loud neighbors

Roommates + Landlords

How to deal with excessive noise from a neighbor in a NYC apartment building

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 29, 2025 - 2:00PM

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Neighborhood Intel

Receptacles required: NYC buildings can now buy city-mandated trash bins

By Celia Young |August 6, 2024 - 10:00AM

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Roommates + Landlords

How do I force the landlord to remediate my mold-infested apartment?

By Celia Young |July 29, 2024 - 12:00PM

Troubleshooting

Is it a conflict for a shareholder to be the manager of our five-unit co-op?

By Emily Myers |August 14, 2023 - 9:30AM

Roommates + Landlords

How to research a landlord before you sign a lease

By Emily Myers |July 11, 2023 - 3:30PM

Renovation

I need a contractor for a small renovation project, but my co-op requires hefty insurance coverage. How do I find someone to do the job?

By Emily Myers |June 26, 2023 - 9:30AM

Second Homes

How to care for your vacation rental property when you don't live nearby

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 5, 2023 - 1:30PM

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The Search

How do high carrying costs lower the sales price of a co-op or condo? Is there a formula to figure this out?

… In addition to the sales price of a coop or condo an … very often your buying power goes down In his search for a Manhattan coop to buy New Yorker Harvey S has been trying to … months equals $84000 If you were to keep that money in the bank for 10 years with an interest rate of 4 percent the …

By Emily Myers |March 13, 2023 - 12:30PM

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Live

How often should our property manager be at our co-op building?

By Emily Myers |March 13, 2023 - 9:30AM

Products + Services

Co-op and condo board intel: How to choose a new laundry room vendor

… a new laundry room vendor for your New York City coop or condo building it usually indicates dissatisfaction with the … of companies that I am aware of and they all are basically the same says Arik Lifshitz CEO of DSA Management … dissatisfied he says he isnt sure the situation would improve by switching companies because everyone is …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 8, 2023 - 2:30PM