How to kick out your roommate — and avoid serious drama

… the roommate route to help soften the bite of our skyhigh rents Sometimes it turns into the start of a beautiful … resorting to allout warfare … Be honest … Experts say the best route is the truth In a facetoface conversation explain … finance his or her next move by paying their first months rent in a new apartment or by giving back their security …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |June 3, 2015 - 1:59PM
What happens to a rent-stabilized tenant when the landlord dies?

… Hanging onto a precious rentstabilized apartment can feel tenuous enough as is and … of rentstabilized Greenpoint renters wrote into Gothamists Ask A NYC Housing Lawyer column Whenever this building … Yorkers biggest misconceptions about rentstabilization Ask Sam How do I find out if my apartment should be …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
A neighbor who won't stop feeding the building's wildlife? Evict 'em

… Magazine  brings word of one coop dweller whod taken to feeding wild animals in the complexs garden area against the … animal poopit als o violated the buildings explicit ban on feeding the wildlife After 10plus years of written notices and surveillance footage documenting daily feedingsnot to mention the resident trying to dislodge the …

By Jennifer Laing |November 4, 2014 - 2:59PM