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Improve
How do we show our building has made a 'good faith effort' to comply with Local Law 97?
By Emily Myers |September 25, 2023 - 9:30AM
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Live
Can I be evicted for subletting my co-op apartment?
By Emily Myers |September 18, 2023 - 9:45AM
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Neighbors
How do I stop my neighbor's cooking smells from wafting into my apartment?
By Alanna Schubach |September 12, 2023 - 10:00AM
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Troubleshooting
Can I get a maintenance abatement if water damage left my co-op temporarily uninhabitable?
By Emily Myers |September 11, 2023 - 9:30AM
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Live
My fellow board members are meeting without me. What should I do about it?
By Emily Myers |September 5, 2023 - 9:30AM
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Roommates + Landlords
Can I renew my lease even if the landlord plans to sell the building?

… landlord may negotiate with you … If your landlord wants to sell and a buyer is lined up who does not want a tenant the … and my lease expires in September My landlord is looking to sell but I would like to renew The lease says I have the … regardless of who owns it … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … Ask an Expert … leases … Can I renew my lease even if the …

By Emily Myers |August 28, 2023 - 9:45AM
Upper East Side buildings NYC
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
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Improve
Is a $100 weekly rent credit fair while my landlord renovates the basement?
By Emily Myers |August 7, 2023 - 10:00AM
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Rent
My apartment building doesn't have a C of O. Do I have to pay rent?
By Emily Myers |July 31, 2023 - 12:30PM
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Co-ops
I'm in contract on an UES co-op and I just found out there's a $20,000 assessment to fix the fireplace. Do I have to pay?
By Emily Myers |July 24, 2023 - 9:30AM