leases

Looking up at a row of colorful old brick residential buildings with fire escapes along a street in Williamsburg Brooklyn of New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Everything you need to know about New York’s Good Cause eviction law
By Celia Young |May 7, 2024 - 9:30AM
Exterior view of historic brick buildings along Duane Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City NYC
Affordable Housing
What the end of the ‘Frankenstein loophole’ means for NYC renters

… of New York state legislation shoring up the rights of rentstabilized tenants and putting the final nail in the … chapter amendment says Brian Kavanagh the state senator who sponsored the bill alongside Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal … whatever they want as the first rent of the new joined unit  The loophole allowed a landlord to skirt …

By Celia Young |January 5, 2024 - 2:45PM
front view of a house in Brooklyn Heights.
The Search
My landlord didn’t countersign my lease and now he's ghosting me. How do I get the apartment?
By Celia Young |January 3, 2024 - 2:30PM
Young woman, signing a contract during an meeting with a male real estate agent
Roommates + Landlords
My landlord never signed the lease for my rent-stabilized apartment. Is this a problem?
By Celia Young |November 22, 2023 - 2:30PM
Old fashioned New York City apartment building with decorative roof cornice and external fire escapes
The Search
My lease says I’m responsible if the windows or door lock breaks while I’m a tenant. Is that fair?
By Celia Young |October 31, 2023 - 12:30PM
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Rent
Should I sign a one- or two-year apartment lease in NYC?

… likely encourage you to stay by offering you a lease with only a small increase or no increase rather than search for … metric For example those who signed new leases in the summer of 2023 have mostly taken oneyear leases indicating … than9000 buildings across the city representing over 825000 apartments Insurent Lease Guaranty is a quick and easy way …

By Celia Young |September 18, 2023 - 5:00PM