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Can my boyfriend claim ownership of my condo if we break up?

By Brick Underground |February 7, 2025 - 10:30AM

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Can I fight an 80 percent rent hike for my market-rate apartment?

… can see whether or not an argument could be made that the apartments are really stabilized Himmelstein says A building with rentstabilized apartments is typically one with six or more apartments … … Ive rented the same firstfloor apartment in a Brooklyn brownstone for 21 years The elderly owners handed …

By Emily Myers |November 4, 2024 - 12:30PM

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The Market

I got a big rent increase with my lease renewal. Can I negotiate?

By Celia Young |September 20, 2024 - 3:30PM

The Search

I’m a retiree with $360,000 in my IRA. Why won’t rental agents call me back?

By Jennifer White Karp |September 16, 2024 - 10:00AM

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Co-ops

How will student debt impact my ability to buy an apartment in NYC?

By Celia Young |September 9, 2024 - 10:30AM

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Neighbors

How do we stop a non-resident who sneaks into our basement to do their laundry?

… … Its best to let your board or property manager handle this … at Braverman and Greenspun Someone you suspect doesnt live there is accessing the building when they shouldnt be … open for residents Peterson added Trouble at home Get your NYC apartmentdweller questions answered by an expert Send us …