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A mix of NYC residential buildings and blue sky
Affordable Housing
My landlord is charging me a fee for late rent payments. Do I have to pay it?
By Emily Myers |May 15, 2023 - 10:00AM
Aerial view of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges in New York City.
Affordable Housing
The Brick Underground Podcast: Office Hours with Sam Himmelstein
By Emily Myers |May 2, 2023 - 2:30PM
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Roommates + Landlords
How to create a contract with your NYC roommates to keep the peace
By Emily Myers |April 28, 2023 - 9:30AM
Roommates moving into an apartment
Roommates + Landlords
The roommate hack for beating NYC’s high rents: Move in with someone who already has a lease
By Jennifer White Karp |April 19, 2023 - 4:30PM
High angle view of SoHo neighborhood in New York City.
Rent
Have a burning question for a NYC tenant attorney? Sign up for Brick's live Q&A
By Emily Myers |April 13, 2023 - 2:30PM
Overhead view of a busy street scene on 1st Avenue in Manhattan New York City
The Market
Manhattan median rent hits new high as NYC defies U.S. trends

… In normal markets the rules of supply and demand dictate … prices go down So you would think that when Manhattan rental apartment listings increase by over 40 percent rents would go down right Wrong The New York City rental …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 13, 2023 - 8:30AM
Looking North from a roof top terrace at 81st street and 2nd avenue NYC
Rent
Are NYC landlords going to get stricter about letting you break a lease?
By Emily Myers |April 11, 2023 - 3:30PM