Can I keep my huge Mitchell Lama rental if the rest of my family moves out?

… … Your Mitchell Lama buildings board has every right to make you move into … many people can reside in a certain sized apartmentand many buildings opt not to bother since they have to enforce the …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 16, 2016 - 2:59PM
I finally got off the wait list for a Mitchell-Lama apartment, and now the building's going private. What can I do?

… this building is a cityrun or staterun MitchellLama Cityrun buildings are supervised by HPD and staterun buildings by the DHCR Any paperwork you have regarding your … … Co-ops … Rent … The Market … Live … Troubleshooting … boards … buying … Co-ops … Mitchell Lama … Neighbors … …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 2, 2015 - 9:59AM
'Green' your building to up its market value, bunk up in a Brooklyn art gallery, and more

… Woodside with an Oct 31 deadline Brownstoner Queens previously Adding green space to your building and how it ups … as a nightlight  and  knows how to call your emergency contacts Apartment Therapy Apply for a $1000 grant to spruce … up for our  weekly newsletter follow us on  Twitter and like us on  Facebook … Buy … Sales Market …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 22, 2014 - 10:59AM
What happens when affordable Mitchell-Lama buildings go market rate?

… are a little more complicated After an eightyear battle the buildings shareholders voted this week to privatize giving … positive impact on this community the president of the buildings board told the site Privatization significantly … neighborhoods and create housing he says When the buildings paid off their mortgages theyd go out of the …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 3, 2014 - 11:59AM
As transient renters move in, one Tribeca photog snaps portraits of her long-time neighbors

… of identical brick buildings that have been fixtures of the Tribeca skyline since the 1970s Originally built for … The MitchellLama tenants moved in and expected to stay New York used to be a city of lifelong renters The marketrate …

By Julie Inzanti |August 28, 2014 - 9:59AM