Some NYC roommates are drawing up contracts outlining their obligations—chore charts and all

… New York apartment hunting is plenty stressful on its own but the moment you and your roommates sign a lease and pass out the keys new potential headaches present … Due Date Subject to paragraph 6 hereof Samson and Gerber shall each pay or cause to be paid two thousand four hundred …

By Nathan Tempey |September 12, 2017 - 2:30PM
New city council legislation to guarantee low-income tenants legal representation in housing court

… Until recently many NYC tenants summoned to housing court ended up representing … that lowincome defendants will be represented by lawyers  In his State of the City address De Blasio …

By Alanna Schubach |February 17, 2017 - 11:59AM
Our lawyer missed some big red flags about our co-op building. What can we do about it?

… a firm our broker recommended who seemed to have done his due diligence Now however weve discovered several issues that we … an expert Send us your questions​ See all  Ask an Expert … Live … Troubleshooting … Buy … Co-ops … Sales Market … Rent …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 13, 2015 - 1:59PM
How is the buyout of a rent-stabilized apartment taxed?

… Q Im in preliminary talks with my landlord about a buyout of my rentstabilized apartment Ive … pointing out that A house is used for personal purposes and when you sell a house at a gain its capital gains Caesar was … so that its clear the payment is for termination of the tenants right of renewal of the lease cancelation of the …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |October 27, 2014 - 1:59PM