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: Could I lose my rent-stabilized apartment if I'm staying with family because of the coronavirus?
May 13, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Under ordinary circumstances, rent-stabilized tenants can be evicted if they are using their apartments as non-primary residences. But the situation during the coronavirus pandemic is different.
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Can my NYC building really forbid me from moving out during coronavirus?
May 11, 2020 - 09:30 AM
The proprietary leases of most co-ops state that the co-op board has the right to determine how best to maintain the building, says Kevin McConnell, a partner with Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph (a Brick sponsor.) As a renter, you're technically subletting from whomever is shareholder of the apartment, which means you're subject to the rules the board has set, which may include a ban on moves during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Our landlord shut down services in the building—what can we do?
May 4, 2020 - 11:30 AM
The answer varies depending on whether you're a stabilized or market-rate tenant.
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I've been working from home because of the coronavirus. What can I deduct from my taxes?
April 27, 2020 - 09:35 AM
The IRS requires that you use a room in your home exclusively as an office to get this deduction.
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We want to move out of the city. Should we start looking now?
April 20, 2020 - 12:30 PM
You can use this time to think about your criteria for a home and neighborhood, do market research, and prep your finances.
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Ask Sam: If I can’t pay rent, what happens when the eviction moratorium ends?
April 15, 2020 - 09:30 AM
If new state legislation is signed into law, landlords would be unable to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent for six months after the state of emergency ends.
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