Lessons from a Small Landlord

… periods in NYCs history NYC isnt really building much new housing this time around NIMBYs Jane Jacobs disciples … anywhere near subways or where people actually want to live  In a nutshell theres too much demand and not enough … a Small Landlord … rentals … renters … renting … An open letter to the next mayor from a small NYC landlord …

… Most tenants are afraid to ask their landlord for upgrades as these tend … costs even more than living in a wellmaintained apartment When a tenant asks me to upgrade his apartment there are two … Ill pay for necessary repairs or replacements that make my apartments nicer than the cheapest generic rental units Ill …

… 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 …