New landlord: 10 tips if you're renting out a NYC apartment for the first time

… Becoming a landlord can provide income to offset the expenses of owning … updated with new information for October 2025 As a beginner landlord your goal will be to find financially qualified and … where its much better to spend a little extra money on a lawyer to make sure youve got everything covered … 9 Know …

By Jennifer White Karp |September 30, 2025 - 3:30PM
The holiday gift I gave my landlord helped me avoid a rent increase

… and impressed by our gesture a small box of treats from a local bakery A few months later he sent us a renewal … Unfortunately Robert is the rare exception to my experience renting If you live in a building owned by a large ownersay a private equity companyits impossible to have a personal …

By Anonymous |January 16, 2025 - 3:00PM
Could a more careful online search have stopped the ‘Monster Tenant’?

… Theres a pivotal moment in  My Monster Tenant  a story published on Curbed that echoes … was inexplicably demolished by her tenant Shocked by the discovery she did another online search for the tenant looking … missing and entire rooms obliterated in the renovated coop a place also rented out for film shoots Later after a …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 19, 2024 - 9:30AM