Strategies to survive a rental to condo conversion (or at least walk away with a big buyout)

… in a building in the midst of a conversion With the market for supersized condos booming developers have been … their building policy but 40 people well might tenants rights lawyer  Sam Himmelstein has told us  If the ongoing … renovation is making my life miserable What are my rights sponsored Landlord wants to buy you out How to name …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 20, 2015 - 12:59PM
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
How is the buyout of a rent-stabilized apartment taxed?

… Q Im in preliminary talks with my landlord about a buyout of my rentstabilized apartment Ive … income versus capital gains Taxed as regular income you can expect to  pay anywhere from 15 to 40 percent in …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |October 27, 2014 - 1:59PM