Alanna Schubach
Contributing writer
Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist. She has written about real estate for Brick Underground, Mansion Global, and Barron's. She has also contributed features, essays, and op-eds to The Nation, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Village Voice. She won a National Association of Real Estate Editors’ silver award in 2018 for her Ask an Expert column for Brick Underground. She is also a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher, and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Posts by Alanna Schubach:
Ask Sam: My landlord didn’t give me 60 days notice of a rent hike. What can I do?
April 27, 2022 - 09:30 AM
New York's rent law requires a landlord to give 60 days notice of a rent hike greater than 5 percent if you've lived in the apartment for more than a year.
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I bought in a new condo development with lots of construction defects. Do I need to sue?
April 25, 2022 - 12:30 PM
If you bought in a new condo building with construction problems, it's worth speaking to fellow owners to first see if you can address these defects as a group with the building developer.
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Will being a guarantor affect my ability to get a mortgage?
April 18, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Signing on to be a lease guarantor means that you are responsible for rent payments, if the renter becomes unable to pay. Lenders will note this responsibility if it shows up in your financial documentation.
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Ask Sam: Can I ask a roommate who won't pay their share of the rent on time to leave?
April 13, 2022 - 09:30 AM
If your roommate agreement doesn’t specify how long they can live there, and your roommate is month to month, you don’t need grounds to ask your roommate to leave, as they have no right to remain if you don’t want them to.
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My neighbor plays his music really loud and with lots of bass. What can I do?
April 11, 2022 - 12:30 PM
Noise and vibration can come with living in a NYC apartment, but too much may violate the warranty of habitability, which guarantees you the right to a safe and livable apartment.
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Can my co-op require me to get higher liability insurance than other shareholders?
April 4, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Co-op boards are legally obligated to treat shareholders equally, but there may be specific circumstances under which one shareholder's liability insurance rates increase, our experts say.
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