Lessons from a Small Landlord

…  Even though youll be getting rentfree subsidized housing for the next four years you still face a housing problem … 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 …

… presumably 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 … use to pay my lawyer if they dont     Ill also work hard to find them alternative apartments with landlords in my …

… farmed vegetables and most rentals were in owneroccupied buildings Today in NYC we call those farmers urban gardeners … in 1947 and again in 1971 did not provide enough revenue for small landlords to function Small landlords burned their …

… because of a romantic mishap or a desire for a shortened commute Good Moving out of her parents home Meh unless they … tenants who move into apartments never pay rent and live for free for up to a year I like to know that the … effective in getting the kinds of tenants that I want to live with It does however exclude the vast majority of the …

… an ideal lease Is very official looking making it look nonnegotiable Is printed in a microscopic font and full of … that both leases have been modified over the years so large sections of your lease may be totally … it in the basement for you … Carpeting … My leases require 80 of the floor area to be carpeted but at my discretion If …