Mitchell Lama

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Sell
What to do with a Mitchell-Lama co-op when the owner dies
By Virginia K. Smith |October 3, 2016 - 1:59PM
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Co-ops
How one New Yorker is trying to buy her affordable housing dream
By Virginia K. Smith |July 26, 2016 - 1:15PM
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Affordable Housing
Can I keep my huge Mitchell Lama rental if the rest of my family moves out?
By Virginia K. Smith |May 16, 2016 - 2:59PM
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Troubleshooting
I finally got off the wait list for a Mitchell-Lama apartment, and now the building's going private. What can I do?

… purposefully keeping apartments off the market in hopes of selling or renting them out at a higher price once the place … order of their waiting lists when it comes time to sell the apartments Related   How do I kick my deadbeat …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 2, 2015 - 9:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
'Green' your building to up its market value, bunk up in a Brooklyn art gallery, and more
By Virginia K. Smith |October 22, 2014 - 10:59AM
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The Market
What happens when affordable Mitchell-Lama buildings go market rate?

… originally bought their apartments for $10000 could end up selling for as much as $1 million DNA info notes   I think … taxes and the prospect of developers snapping upand selling offapartments in their community Manhattan Borough … likely pale in comparison to the potential profit of selling off a downtown apartment you bought on the cheap …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 3, 2014 - 11:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
As transient renters move in, one Tribeca photog snaps portraits of her long-time neighbors
By Julie Inzanti |August 28, 2014 - 9:59AM