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… … In order to qualify for a rentstabilized apartment the unit does need to be your primary residence and generally that means you need live in it for more than … To submit a question for this column click here To ask about a legal consultation email Sam or call 212 3493000 …
… … Prior to 2019 and the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant … Protections Act major renovations were often used to cycle rentstabilized apartments out of the program but since that … if so what they were Himmelstein says You could also try asking the landlord to produce copies of the documents …
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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.


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

Ryan Greer is the Senior Vice President and mortgage loan officer at National Cooperative Bank in Manhattan.


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.