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: The size of a rent-stabilized apartment decreased, but the asking rent increased. Is this legal?
January 10, 2024 - 09:30 AM
A reader wants to know if a rent-stabilized apartment that lost significant square footage during renovation can be listed at a much higher rent.
Read More Ask Sam: If I sue my landlord to get my security deposit back, will I have to pay his legal fees?
December 20, 2023 - 12:30 PM
If your landlord didn't follow the legal requirements for security deposits, he has to return yours in full.
Read More How do you qualify for a jumbo loan in NYC?
December 11, 2023 - 09:30 AM
Jumbo loan borrowers are required to have six months of reserve funds and 35 percent debt-to-income ratios. Here's more on how NYC borrowers can qualify for jumbo loans.
Read More Ask Sam: Can I get my rent reduced because my windows are blocked by scaffolding?
December 6, 2023 - 09:30 AM
Attorney Sam Himmelstein has the answers for a NYC renter who wants to know if they qualify for a rent reduction because their windows are blocked by scaffolding.
Read More Ask Sam: I’m moving and need to break my lease. How can I avoid paying a penalty?
November 22, 2023 - 12:30 PM
Tenant attorney Sam Himmelstein has some advice for a tenant who needs to relocate and wants to avoid a penalty for breaking their lease.
Read More Ask Sam: What is a 'Frankenstein' apartment and is it legal?
November 8, 2023 - 12:30 PM
New measures have eliminated the 'first rent' rule that allowed landlords to combine or chop up existing rent stabilized apartments and charge a new, higher market-rate rent.
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