Lessons from a Small Landlord

… Most marketrate leases in NYC are for one year As their leases approach expiration Ive noticed that I see my … to do major renovations and I cant do them with a tenant in place   In these cases there isnt much that you or I can do … includes a lot of cool electronic gadgets like Ipads and computers that get cheaper and better each year while …

… are like many young renters in NYC rather than having the foresight to spend a few hundred a year on renters insurance youd just go back to Ikea and plunk down $1000 for … Not so much for landlords like me who increasingly require tenants to show proof of renters insurance when they sign or …

… Lessons from a Small Landlord is a new biweekly column penned by a reallife NYC … very short Tenant promises to pay $X per month for the use of the apartment and landlord and tenant promise to behave … been summoned to housing court but the state legislature changed it so it is now everyone who has  appeared  in …