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Roommates + Landlords
Landlord wants to raise your rent? Here are 3 sample emails you can use to negotiate
By Jennifer White Karp |December 23, 2024 - 12:30PM
A row of colorful old brick apartment buildings and residential buildings with fire escapes along a street in Chelsea of New York City.
The Search
Forget what you’ve heard: You don’t have to pay a ‘good faith’ deposit for a rental
By Celia Young |October 7, 2024 - 3:15PM
Serious busy young Black laptop user woman working at computer at home office.
The Market
I got a big rent increase with my lease renewal. Can I negotiate?

… … Youre certainly not alone Renters across New York City are receiving lease renewals with unpleasant surprises A rent increasewith some landlords asking tenants to pay as … and colleagues  The Agency  will charge a brokers fee of 10 percent of a years rent on open listings instead of the …

By Celia Young |September 20, 2024 - 3:30PM
Young woman is sitting on a windowsill in an empty room of a newly rented apartment, tired after moving in. stock photo
The Search
3 essential steps for renting a NYC apartment sight-unseen
By Celia Young |September 17, 2024 - 12:30PM
Front view of white pre-war apartment building facade seen from elevated subway station in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City
The Search
The number one reason why NYC renters break a lease may surprise you
By Celia Young |September 5, 2024 - 2:30PM
In Manhattan, a glimpse at a New York city residential building, with its famous exterior fire escape staircase.
Roommates + Landlords
I’m afraid of a squatter in my building. Can I break my lease without a penalty?
By Celia Young |September 4, 2024 - 9:30AM
Classic exterior metal fire escapes on or near Greenwich Street in New York City.
The Search
3 ways to find a rental before it goes on the market (and get a good deal)
By Celia Young |August 16, 2024 - 12:30PM
Second Ave and 60th Street in Manhattan
The Market
NYC renters are ‘paying more for smaller apartments’

… Most New York City renters dont compare rent per square foot when hunting for new apartments because … fact mortgage rates are already declining even though the Federal Reserve hasnt cut interest rates … Gravitating to …

By Jennifer White Karp |August 8, 2024 - 9:30AM
Marijuana in a pot on the windowsill. Home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Roommates + Landlords
Yes, NYC renters can grow weed in their apartments. But don’t flaunt your flora

… New Yorkers arent just legally lighting up anymoretheyre now allowed to … in public housing or other buildings that receive certain federal benefits But before you decide to test out your … that a tenant disclose to their landlord they are currently or plan to grow cannabis in their apartment Rozen …

By Celia Young |August 7, 2024 - 5:00PM