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… of experience negotiating these kinds of deals on behalf of renters If a landlord can raise the rent a buyout will make … sense even if the landlord might not realize the full benefit until the building is sold or refinanced Wagner says … financial sense for a landlord It enables a landlord to take an apartment that they are getting $1200 for and divide …
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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.