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… … If your neighbor is hogging the hallway with their stuff the rules are on your side … to protect yourself The first thing you should know is New York Citys fire code prohibits using a common hallway … Realty says that buildings dont usually permit tenants to store items in the hallway However he says it does occur …
… and commercial tenants and tenant associations Abatements are really hard to predict Himmelstein says Theyre all over … he says That is if youre a marketrate tenant If youre rentstabilized or rentcontrolled on the other hand youre … by negotiating an abatement You should go into them knowing what youre looking for and what youre willing to come out …
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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.