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: I want to negotiate a buyout with my landlord. Should I wait out the coronavirus?
July 8, 2020 - 13:30 PM
The rent reform laws passed in 2019 have dramatically reduced the number of buyouts that rent-stabilized tenants are getting from their landlords.
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The cost of fixing damage to our apartment exceeds what our insurance covers. What do we do?
July 6, 2020 - 12:30 PM
If the leak was a result of negligence on the part of your co-op board, you may be able to recoup some of your losses, our experts say.
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How can I show my apartment safely while still living in it?
June 29, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Right now, showings are only allowed in New York City for vacant or unoccupied units, so how do you show an apartment when you haven't moved out yet?
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Ask Sam: Two of my roommates moved out. Am I responsible for their rent?
June 24, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Under NYC's Roommate Law, you have the right to replace the two departing tenants with two new roommates.
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Will my insurance reimburse me for an assessment for Covid expenses?
June 22, 2020 - 12:30 PM
Your apartment insurance covers losses that affect you as the shareholder, but not ones that impact the building.
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Is it harder to get a jumbo loan in NYC because of coronavirus?
June 15, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Lenders have more stringent criteria for buyers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and economic.
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