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Improve
How can I add an outdoor terrace to my co-op—and raise my apartment's value?
By Virginia K. Smith |March 14, 2016 - 1:59PM
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Sell
Can I bequeath my co-op to charity when I die?
By Virginia K. Smith |March 7, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Troubleshooting
Ask an Expert: Does my landlord have to make sure I get my mail?
By Virginia K. Smith |February 29, 2016 - 1:59PM
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Renovation
Is it worth renovating to raise your apartment's potential sale price?
By Virginia K. Smith |February 22, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Troubleshooting
Can I back out of a sale if the apartment has an illegal dryer?
By Virginia K. Smith |February 16, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Roommates + Landlords
My landlord lives out of the country. Do I really have to shovel the snow for him?
By Virginia K. Smith |February 8, 2016 - 11:59AM
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Troubleshooting
My co-op is stealing my STAR tax rebate—can they do that?
By Virginia K. Smith |February 1, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Neighbors
My neighbor's dryer blasts hot air into my window. How can I stop it?

… Q I live in a condo and my downstairs neighbors dryer vents directly into my kitchen window … to intervene based on its fiduciary obligations to you the unit owner and the second is to pursue a nuisance action … the legal structure of a condo building versus a coop or a rental Roberts notes youre not within your legal rights to …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 25, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Rent
My landlord lowered the rent after I moved out—can I get my money back?

… Q I moved into my apartment after the rentcontrolled tenant died and in … pipes no water pressure lack of hot water etc I told the landlord Im moving out and now I see shes advertising the …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 19, 2016 - 11:30AM
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Renovation
My building's renovation is so dusty I can't use my living room. Can I get a break on the rent?
By Virginia K. Smith |January 11, 2016 - 11:59AM