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My landlord wants to keep me from opening my window all summer. Is this legal?

… … Your landlords plan appears to go against New York Citys building code according to our experts For a bedroom to be … balcony This issue often comes up when people rent a duplex apartment and the landlord markets it as a two or three … do what they are proposing says Neil Garfinkel an attorney with the law firm Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson The …

By Alanna Schubach |May 21, 2018 - 12:00PM
A radiator leak ruined the floor in my co-op. Who's responsible for repairs?

… file under your own insurance policy and let your insurer see if an eventual recovery against the building is possible … you should carry apartment insurance The latter scenario seems more likely to apply here given that aging steam … informed me that he has to review the proprietary lease to see who is responsible Could I be held responsible for …

By Alanna Schubach |May 14, 2018 - 9:00AM
 

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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.