Is your landlord requiring you to get renter's insurance? Here's why

… What if a kids baseball broke your front window and then a torrential thunderstorm blew in and ruined everything in your … SOL though in this case the landlord comped him a free month and paid for an intensive decontamination   Small …

By Craig Roche |August 15, 2013 - 2:44PM
Insider moving tips from a small landlord

… in a small building My other tenants dont care when you come in and out and I dont have doormen  who need to … take a few minutes to install    … Got kids  Moving day would be a great day to have them visit their grandparents … … Sales Market … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … The Market … Live … Improve … boards … landlords … Lessons from a Small …

By Craig Roche |July 18, 2013 - 10:14AM
Top 10 reasons NYC's small landlords are becoming extinct

… being handson and understanding the intimate details of your building Like most small landlords I learned from … a fairly handy guy If I had to keep a handyman on staff it would eat up most of my total rents Many of the people who … was over 30 high when it was only 29 7 God help you if you live in a historic district every time you want to paint …

By Craig Roche |June 27, 2013 - 10:18AM
Single and slightly antisocial? Have I got the place for you!

… boards Thanks to the artificially low vacancy rate produced by the citys rent stabilization program Ive never had to go … for a shortened commute Good Moving out of her parents home Meh unless they were smalltime landlords and she was … parties eliminates shower clogs cuts down on the hot water usage produces a quiet house and helps ensure that …

By Craig Roche |June 13, 2013 - 10:58AM
A landlord speaks -- about what's behind that incomprehensible lease

… apartment leases would be very short Tenant promises to pay $X per month for the use of the apartment and … and tenant promise to behave reasonably Plenty of tenants rent apartments or shares this way but usually they know … own a small mutlifamily building with rental units Its also where I live I dont want my house smelling like cat pee or …

By Craig Roche |May 16, 2013 - 10:27AM