New landlord: 10 tips if you're renting out a NYC apartment for the first time

… lot goes into your role If youre renting out your apartment for the first time you must know New Yorks rental laws … owning your own home making the transition to maintaining housing for someone else is a whole new ballgame Editors note … know about the new broker fee law New Yorks new Good Cause eviction law protects many marketrate tenants from eviction

By Jennifer White Karp |September 30, 2025 - 3:30PM
Do New Yorkers need earthquake insurance?

… may need to be bolted to its foundation chimneys and walls braced or other improvements … Unreinforced masonry buildings are most … material is brittle and does not absorb motion making the walls likely to collapse out among the many fearsome …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 15, 2024 - 3:45PM