Lessons from a Small Landlord

… Unfortunately NYCs policies tend to frustrate and drive the small landlords out of the market exacerbating the housing shortage   If you want to keep small landlords and the costeffective housing that we …

… 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 …

… miserable that no tenant will ever want to leave Start the landlordtenant relationship off professionally and cordially … up the stairsthat kind of attitude seems pointless in a small building My other tenants dont care when you come in … of people out of your life on moving day   Lessons from a Small Landlord  is a biweekly column penned by a reallife …