fire escape

Troubleshooting

By Brick Underground |October 8, 2025 - 9:30AM

NYC apartment buildings with fire escapes

Neighborhood Intel

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The Search

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By Emily Myers |December 23, 2021 - 9:30AM

Rent

My building got a new fire escape, and I had to take out my AC. Does my landlord have to provide an alternative?

… to provide an alternative This rule would apply only to rentstabilized tenants who have the right to whatever … to either reinstate the service or give the tenants a rent reduction However if you installed your own air … … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline … Im a rentstabilized tenant The owners of my building recently …

By Alanna Schubach |July 20, 2020 - 12:45PM

Rent

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By Jennifer White Karp |February 15, 2018 - 9:00AM

Live

Summertime PSA: If your only window is attached to a fire escape, you'll have to get creative with your air-conditioning

By Virginia K. Smith |May 24, 2017 - 2:59PM

Roommates + Landlords

Is my landlord legally required to put locks on my windows?

… in New York City that requires windows to be locked says Sam Himmelstein a lawyer who represents residential and … answered by an expert Send us your questions See all Ask an Expert … You Might Also Like … … the legal right to windows that lock What should I do … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … Ask an Expert … fire escape … …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 9, 2017 - 2:59PM