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My new landlord will pay the broker's fee, but says I have to repay him if I break the lease. Is this legit?

… … While theres currently no law stopping your landlord from clawing back the brokers fee if you break your lease its not a common practiceand its probably … brokers fee  Nor should the brokerfee payback carry over into a renewal of the lease That sounds ridiculous and …

By Teri Karush Rogers |November 28, 2022 - 12:30PM
How much does title insurance cost in New York City?

… will be around 4 percent of the purchase priceand if youre buying a coop versus a condo or house you dont need any at … claims against the legal ownership of your home that were missed during the initial title search when you bought your … the money The fourth child has a claim for a quarter of what the house is worth at the time the claim is made …

By Teri Karush Rogers |November 14, 2022 - 1:30PM
 

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Real estate agents
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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 Roberts
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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
Real estate lawyers
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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.