StreetNoise

Divvying up the rent with your roommate fairly, NYC homeowners are getting tax breaks, and more

By Leigh Kamping-Carder | April 30, 2014 - 10:59AM

Put an end to fights over which roommate pays what for the bigger room (NYT)

Apartment owners rejoice! A tax credit is coming your way (Habitat Magazine)

When passive aggressive neighbors meet hallway smokers, sparks fly. But who’s right? (Gothamist)

Don’t spend a gajillion bucks on art when a funky NYC-themed map will do (Curbed NY)

Gentrifiers want rent freezes too--and this group is helping to get them (NYT)

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