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My apartment really needs to be painted. How can I get my landlord to do it?

… … New York City landlords are required to  repaint or recover  their tenants apartment walls every three years according to the citys Housing Maintenance Code This applies to rental buildings and sublets in coop and condo buildings But …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |January 18, 2024 - 1:30PM
How to ask a noisy neighbor—or even your landlord—to keep it down

… City apartment you may experience being kept awake by your noisy neighbors However that doesnt mean you have to put up … if your landlord is the culprit  We all know that noise complaints can escalate so if the person can approach … validations like I know its hard to keep the noise down We live in crowded NYC or The walls are thin are helpful ways …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 16, 2024 - 9:45AM
 

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Jonathan Miller
Appraisers
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Deanna Kory
Real estate agents
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Sam Himmelstein
Sam Himmelstein
Real estate lawyers
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Sam Himmelstein, Esq., represents NYC tenants and tenant associations in disputes over evictions, rent increases, rental conversions, rent stabilization law, lease buyouts and many other issues.

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Dean M. Roberts, real estate attorney
Dean Roberts
Real estate lawyers
Partner

Dean Roberts is a real estate attorney specialiazing in co-op and condo law at Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus in Manhattan.

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Ryan Greer
Mortgages
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Ryan Greer is the Senior Vice President and mortgage loan officer at National Cooperative Bank in Manhattan.

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Anna Karp
Renovation
CEO and Co-Founder

Anna is a general contractor and the CEO and Co-Founder of Bolster, a data-driven design-build firm on a mission to eliminate risk from major home renovations through radical transparency.
 

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Christopher M. Tarnok, Esq
Christopher M. Tarnok
Real estate lawyers
Partner

Christopher M. Tarnok, Esq., represents New York City property owners and condominium and cooperative boards in all real estate and construction related matters including litigation, transactional matters and the negotiation of construction and access agreements for residential and commercial projects.