Lessons from a Small Landlord

… Most tenants are afraid to ask their landlord for upgrades as these tend to lead to rent increases  While this is true you shouldnt get too … Ill pay for necessary repairs or replacements that make my apartments nicer than the cheapest generic rental units Ill …

… because theyre afraid that if they are too enthusiastic or visible Ill nail them with a punitive rent increase  Though … tenant Maybe Im planning to sell the building and the new buyer may want it to be vacant Or maybe I need to do major … lease it sometimes means that I really want you out     … Why I might not renew your lease  …   You havent paid …

… farmers urban gardeners or Amishand artisanal oldstyle landlords are just as uncommon Here are the top 10 reasons … Small landlords burned their buildings defaulted on property taxes NYC owned twothirds of Harlem and the South Bronx in the early 1980s sold their buildings to the tenants aka the coop conversion …