StreetNoise: How to drive a seller insane, your doorman's illegal side job, and more

By Ronda Kaysen | February 6, 2012 - 7:45AM

Renovating your home doesn't have to mean unleashing a toxic soup (New York Times)
It's a fine line between due diligence and delusional, or how to drive your seller insane (StreetEasy Talk)
When the doorman moonlights for a mob run drug ring (New York Post)
When the city rips a hole in the abandoned property next door, don't expect them to fix it (NY1)
If the seller is dead, you'll probably never find out why (Malcolm Carter)
Tenants beware, the bar downstairs might sue you for making a ruckus (Brooklyn Paper)
To permit or not permit: when to tell the city about a bathroom reno (Urban Baby)
Sorry, popcorn ceiling, but it's time to go. The question is...how? (StreetEasy Talk)

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