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The basement in our rental floods often and I’d like to test the air quality. What’s the best way to do this?

… worried a cheaper alternative to an air quality test is to buy a moisture meter or relative humidity meter These are … that helps owners deal with complex insurance claims You could easily spend thousands and thousands of dollars he … is to find a mold assessor who is licensed to operate in New York … Finding the source of a leak … Maltaghati says …

By Emily Myers |June 23, 2022 - 1:30PM
With both NYC rents and mortgage rates rising, does it make more sense to buy or rent in NYC now?

…  as well as your longterm life plans  our experts  say Rents have skyrocketed with the median rent in Manhattan reaching $4000 for the first time  Buyers … home buyers are being pushed into the already tight rental market keeping rents high says Jonathan …

By Alanna Schubach |June 21, 2022 - 12:30PM
 

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Jonathan Miller
Appraisers
President
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Deanna Kory
Real estate agents
Real Estate Agent
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Sam Himmelstein
Sam Himmelstein
Real estate lawyers
Partner

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
Senior Vice President

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.