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

… 30 years but unlike the other big growth periods in NYCs history NYC isnt really building much new housing this time around NIMBYs Jane Jacobs … an apartment ready to rent 6 things to do before you move How to negotiate with a NYC mover 7 tips that may save you …

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

… because theyre afraid that if they are too enthusiastic or visible Ill nail them with a punitive rent increase  Though this may be news to tenants this isnt how most small landlords operate   The first question that I … do them with a tenant in place   In these cases there isnt much that you or I can do  Ill allow the tenants to stay on …

By Craig Roche |August 29, 2013 - 10:43AM
Single and slightly antisocial? Have I got the place for you!

… in the applicants rental history that could be hiding an eviction or a bad relationship with a landlord While most … to evict problem tenants quickly will we get a truly fair housing market Lessons from a SmallTime Landlord  a biweekly … Tips for getting an apartment ready to rent Advice for a petfriendly landlord How to be a better landlord When your …

By Craig Roche |June 13, 2013 - 10:58AM
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 landlord … long as they have to include every eventuality no matter how unlikely For instance even if you die your estate still … lease published by the Real Estate Board of NY is actually much fairer to tenants than the far more common Blumberg …

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