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:
I found out my apartment is illegal, and now my landlord wants to evict me. Can I get rent money back?
September 17, 2018 - 10:00 AM
While you are legally entitled to withhold rent for an illegal apartment, it will be difficult to get back rent you've already paid.
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Ask Sam: What happens if my building doesn’t have a certificate of occupancy?
September 10, 2018 - 10:00 AM
Most buildings in NYC are required to have an up-to-date certificate of occupancy—-and if your building doesn't have one, or has one that is out of date, you may be entitled to withhold your rent payments.
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Can market-rate tenants get buyouts?
September 10, 2018 - 09:00 AM
A tenant who is not rent stabilized is interested in a buyout from a building's new owner.
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What happens to tenants when a building's 80/20 commitment ends?
September 4, 2018 - 10:00 AM
What happens to tenants when an 80/20 affordable housing commitment ends?
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Astoria vs. Long Island City: Which neighborhood is for you?
August 28, 2018 - 15:00 PM
Northwest Queens is attracting a lot of attention these days, so we're weighing the differences between two of the area's neighborhoods.
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Every dollar of this Tribeca loft renovation is money well spent
August 23, 2018 - 13:00 PM
Bolster gave one Tribeca couple a better understanding of their renovation project's budget.
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