Demystifying condo common charges, apartment heating rules, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | October 7, 2022 - 3:30PM

This week readers visited Brick Underground to learn why condo common charges are so high in New York City. Inflation and higher costs for energy and compliance increased these fees by 4 to 6 percent this year on average.

Also of interest: Apartment too cold? Here's what your landlord is obligated to do to make your apartment comfortable during heat season, which runs from October 1st through May 31st.

Here are this week's top five posts:

1) Why are condo common charges so high in NYC?

2) No heat in your NYC apartment or radiator too hot? Here's what you can do

3) 'Sellers just as uncertain as buyers' as the Manhattan sales market pivots to a slower pace

4) Why I moved to NYC from New Jersey: To avoid a two-hour commute and be close to friends my age

5) Jersey City vs. Hoboken: Which neighborhood is for you?

Austin Havens-Bowen

Staff Writer

Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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