landlords

Apartment buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan

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

By Jennifer White Karp |September 30, 2025 - 3:30PM

What is the tenant blacklist? Can it prevent me from renting in NYC?

… then found yourself seemingly shunned by prospective landlords With changes to New Yorks rent laws in 2019 … afford Read on for more about how the tenant blacklist impacts NYC renters Editors note An earlier version of this … NYC landlords require a photo ID your last two pay stubs three months of bank statements and two years of tax returns …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 9:30AM

Woman Hands Taking Care of Growing Young Marijuana Plants in A Pot

Roommates + Landlords

Can my NYC landlord really make me trash my cannabis plants?

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

Woman with dog at crosswalk in Central Park in NYC

Rent

Ask Altagracia: My landlord says no pets allowed but I have an emotional support animal. Can they evict me?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |September 10, 2025 - 9:30AM

Woman on the phone to a plumber about a leaking sink

Small Projects + DIY

Here's what I learned to get our absentee landlord to fix things fast

By Jennifer White Karp |August 15, 2025 - 9:30AM

Lazy stubborn English Mastiff pet lies down on New York City side walk and the dog won't get up to do his daily walk city yellow cab in the background stock photo

Kids + Pets

4 ways to talk your landlord into letting you have a pet

By Celia Young |July 17, 2025 - 10:00AM

Roommates + Landlords

How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… When you sign a lease for a New York City rental apartment its essential to understand that you are signing a binding contract That … requirements and can take over the apartments lease … How to break your lease … Despite some challenges there are …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM