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Why is my landlord warehousing rent-stabilized apartments? Is he looking to combine units?

… to combine them or he may be waiting in the hopes that rent regulation laws shift in his favor  our experts  say In … to do so  There are no laws preventing landlords from warehousing their properties as this practice is known In … soared during the pandemic … When rents plunged in NYC during the depths of the pandemic more than 50 percent …

By Alanna Schubach |August 8, 2022 - 9:30AM
My lease says my rent is lower than what I expected! Is this a mistake?

… this is In your case if you already agreed to a higher rent you should expect to pay that higher amount each month … Debbas Honest mistakes do happen he says  Editors Note  Realty Bites  tackles your NYC rental questions  Have a query for our experts Drop us  an …

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

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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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Renovation
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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, Esq
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.