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… … While your landlord would normally be within their rights to move their family in and give you the boot … tenants and tenant associations Owner use is one of the grounds where an owner can evict a rentstabilized tenants … operating in good faith with an honest intent to occupy the apartment as they state Himmelstein adds Luckily for you …
… … A new deck would most definitely raise your apartments value but youre going to face a lot of obstacles bringing your idea to fruition say our experts Send the managing agent a written request … your deck could potentially involve reinforcing the rooftop below altering the setup of existing vents and updating …
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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.