An open letter to the next mayor from a small NYC landlord

… other big growth periods in NYCs history NYC isnt really building much new housing this time around NIMBYs Jane … Unfortunately NYCs policies tend to frustrate and drive the small landlords out of the market exacerbating the housing … landlords go out of business leaving us with the choice of renting from a giant apartment corporation like AvalonBay or …

By Craig Roche |October 3, 2013 - 1:08PM
Is your landlord requiring you to get renter's insurance? Here's why

… In fact  the model Blumberg Lease I use requires it   Heres why   It is really easy to do $50100k worth of damage to an apartment … deposit Is that true 8 questions you MUST ask before buying renters insurance  sponsored BrickUndergrounds 7step …

By Craig Roche |August 15, 2013 - 2:44PM
Top 10 reasons NYC's small landlords are becoming extinct

… farmed vegetables and most rentals were in owneroccupied buildings Today in NYC we call those farmers urban gardeners … 1947 and again in 1971 did not provide enough revenue for small landlords to function Small landlords burned their … from a Small Landlord … Neighbors … rentals … renters … renting … staff … Top 10 reasons NYCs small landlords are …

By Craig Roche |June 27, 2013 - 10:18AM
A landlord speaks -- about what's behind that incomprehensible lease

… first In the real world for everyone else lawyers write 10 pages attempting to codify what reasonable means From my … I dont know any landlords who use it Instead the landlords main ways to get you to comply with the lease are to raise … I dont know A fully executed lease in NYC can stretch to 30 pages but a lot of these are governmentrequired forms …

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