Everyone's worst fears about sketchy landlords, confirmed

… an interview with a startlingly honestand racistBrooklyn landlord and developer and well its bad Aside from … owners and renting out their properties while they await foreclosure 26yearold Ephraim also laid out his flagrantly … to come in and theyre going to try to rip off the black tenants and the tenants know it theres word of mouth So its …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 13, 2015 - 1:05PM
Yes, you can have a $10/month, 50-year lease in NYC—technically, anyway

… continue the suit seeking action to declare the contract null and void For convenience purposes the closing was held …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 11, 2014 - 11:59AM
Buyouts: What rent-stabilized tenants should know to score the most cash

… worth to the landlord to get their hands on your apartment  Heres what they consider … Your age and health …  A young healthy tenant who could be around for many years may be able to demand more than …

By Jennifer Laing |October 2, 2014 - 3:59PM
What's a buyout really worth? Use this calculator to figure it out

… For rentstabilized tenants a buyout offer from your landlord is like hitting the jackpot in the great casino of the New York City renting world But how far will that chunk of change actually …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |April 7, 2014 - 11:59AM
The One That Got Away: 'I gave up a chance to buy my East Village 2-bedroom for a laughable $90K'

… kid growing up within spitting distance of New York City David longed to make a permanent move across the Hudson He … paging through  the Village Voice … Club king living … David moved in by himself but had a couple of shortterm … at his place after nights out  It was convenient and the apartment was a good size for a young single guy who didnt …

By Kelly Kreth |March 6, 2014 - 8:59AM
Lessons from the $17 million buyout of a rent-stabilized apartment

… of the most common NYC real estate fantasies are finding a rentstablized apartment and getting a hefty buyout for said apartment Reclusive New Yorker Herb Sukenik managed both  The storyconsidered to … the rich and richer Sukenik waited until all other rentstabilized tenants at the thenMayflower Hotel had left …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 3, 2014 - 11:30AM