
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'm a co-op shareholder and I've been accused of 'objectionable conduct.' How do I respond?
December 5, 2018 - 10:00 AM
A shareholder in a co-op has been accused of “objectionable conduct” and been given an opportunity to appear at a special meeting of the board to answer these accusations.
Read More My luxury rental building is converting to condos. What can I do to stay in my apartment?
December 3, 2018 - 09:00 AM
My luxury rental building is converting to condo. They are not signing new leases, but they can't evict anyone. What can I do to make sure I can remain in my apartment?
Read More My building's new key fob system keeps locking me out. What do I do?
November 26, 2018 - 15:00 PM
My landlord installed a new key fob system in the building a year ago, and it hasn't worked consistently.
Read More Ask Sam: How much can the rent increase by in 80/20 buildings?
November 21, 2018 - 10:00 AM
Under the city’s 80/20 housing program, developers are given tax breaks in exchange for reserving 20 percent of the apartments in their buildings for low-income renters.
Read More My co-op might be going into foreclosure. What do I do?
November 19, 2018 - 10:00 AM
I live in the Acropolis building in Astoria, a co-op which is on the brink of going into foreclosure. What can I do?
Read More My landlord won't accept my lease co-signer. What do I do?
November 12, 2018 - 12:00 PM
You could pay extra cash up front, or use a guarantor service instead.
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