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

… for the next four years you still face a housing problem NYCs population has been growing rapidly over the last 30 years but unlike the other big growth periods in NYCs history NYC isnt really building much new housing this time …

By Craig Roche |October 3, 2013 - 1:08PM
Re-Lease Me: A landlord's guide to lease renewals

… of the actual inflation rate  Note that the Consumer Price Index CPI which is what you hear about in the media tends to …

By Craig Roche |August 29, 2013 - 10:43AM
Insider moving tips from a small landlord

… you move How to negotiate with a NYC mover 7 tips that may save you big time     … Buy … 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

… South Bronx in the early 1980s sold their buildings to the tenants aka the coop conversion craze of the 60s80s or sold … undercapitalized If they only have three tenants and one stops paying thanks to NYCs very tenantfriendly courts he can stay …

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

… Lessons from a Small Landlord is a new biweekly column penned by a reallife NYC … 10 pages attempting to codify what reasonable means From my perspective as a small landlord an ideal lease Is very … buildings are owned as LLCs though mine arent and LLCs cant use small claims court  Also you cant sue to get rid of …

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