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I’m unemployed and need to rent a NYC apartment. Should I use a guarantor?

… require your annual salary to be 40 to 45 times the monthly rent Depending on your roommates salary you might not meet … them to do so  Editors Note  Realty Bites  tackles your NYC rental questions Have a query for our experts Drop us  an … benefits for 59 weeks an increase from 26 weeks before Covid19 Theres a  second Covid19 relief package that could extend …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |December 8, 2020 - 2:30PM
I hate the wallpaper in my NYC rental. What can I do?

… … Your first step is to reach out to your landlord and ask if they will remove the wallpaper and repaint the wall Per NYCs Housing Maintenance Code landlords are required to … to work If any portions of the wallpaper are peeling its best to remove that section The website cautions that paint …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |December 1, 2020 - 12:30PM
 

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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.