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If your apartment's heating is insufficient to the point that you need to supplement it, your landlord will have to take action.

Here's a fire safety checklist for NYC apartment buildings 1) Working smoke detector 2) Get a safety plan, 3) Identify self-closing doors 4) Inspect your fire escape 5) Know the closest exits.

Under the law, you are entitled to have both a roommate and any family members living with you, said tenant attorney Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge.

Federal, state, and city laws allow tenants with disabilities to keep an emotional support animal (ESA), said Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge, attorney and founder of Outerbridge Law.

Whether you hire a staging pro or do it yourself, avoid common mistakes that turn off buyers like not painting the place, forgetting about curtains, or not paying attention to lighting. 

To enforce a rent reduction agreed to over email or text, you need a lease amendment signed by both parties before the renovation work,  said Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge of Outerbridge Law.