Why you should check reviews from current tenants before you sign a new lease

… in Manhattan longtime site  Apartment Ratings  uses an epIQ index thats designed to give you an accurate and authentic … You can limit your search to buildings with an A+ epIQ index however doing so sharply limits your search …

By Brick Underground |December 15, 2025 - 1:45PM
Tenants of bankrupt Crown Heights buildings want repairs and a chance to buy their units

… The tenants of the red brick and concrete building at 1296 … away and in the meantime tenants are organizing to get repairs at the dilapidated properties which they say … that a new mayoral administration would focus on tenants rights she told Brick Underground after the rally When Brick …

By Celia Young |October 29, 2025 - 9:30AM
NYC renters have filed hundreds of FARE Act complaints. Here’s what happens next

… questionincluding the date the photo was taken and the full URL of the listingthe name of any websites where the …

By Celia Young |October 6, 2025 - 12:30PM
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 … goal will be to find financially qualified and responsible tenants You must also know whats allowed under state and … years As a landlord you cannot charge more than $20 for an application fee  This cost covers the background and credit …

By Jennifer White Karp |September 30, 2025 - 3:30PM
Can my NYC landlord really make me trash my cannabis plants?

… garden is yours aloneand walled off from your neighborsyour landlord can make you move your marijuana And you should do … given that your current growing scheme violates the law The landlord can force the tenant to remove the cannabis plants … cannabis there Just make sure that your neighbors and your landlord cant spot it from the street If you decide to grow …

By Celia Young |September 12, 2025 - 9:30AM