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Can a landlord require a ‘refundable’ pet security deposit of $300?

… you an additional security deposit because you have a pet New York City landlords cant require you to put down more than one months rent as a security deposit under the Housing Stability … pet rent … Landlords can however ask you to pay a higher monthly rent or additional monthly fee to keep a pet in your …

By Celia Young |January 28, 2025 - 1:30PM
Can I apply for the housing lottery even if I don’t live in NYC?

… city they love Editors Note Realty Bites tackles your NYC rental questions Have a query for our experts Drop us an … the housing lotteryhow the city releases new rentstabilized apartmentscan be life changing for any New Yorker Housing … ask you for your social security number or individual tax identification number to run a credit check but you can also …

By Celia Young |January 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
 

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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
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
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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.