Realty Bites

Your thorniest, wildest, most intriguing questions about buying, selling, renting and living in NYC....answered.

Rent
March 19, 2020 - 12:30PM

My roommate was exposed to the coronavirus. Do I need to be in quarantine too?

By Austin Havens-Bowen
Rent
March 10, 2020 - 12:00PM

Can I get in trouble for smoking weed in a NYC rental apartment?

By Austin Havens-Bowen
Rent
February 12, 2020 - 10:00AM

What can you do if a landlord or agent ignores the new rent laws?

By Austin Havens-Bowen
Rent
December 17, 2019 - 2:00PM

The landlord of the apartment I want to rent has several different buildings under different LLCs. Is this shady?

By Mimi O'Connor
Rent
November 14, 2019 - 12:00PM

Can my landlord ask me to get a guarantor for a rent-stabilized apartment?

By Emily Myers
Rent
October 3, 2019 - 10:00AM

How much are pet fees in NYC rentals? Do I have to pay 'pet rent'?

By Austin Havens-Bowen
Rent
August 7, 2019 - 9:00AM

From abroad and studying in NYC? How to land a rental

By BrickUnderground
Rent
May 30, 2019 - 12:00PM

My NYC landlord didn’t issue a new lease when we renewed. Should I be worried?

By Nikki M. Mascali
Rent
May 8, 2019 - 3:30PM

I don’t want my roommate’s boyfriend to have a key to our NYC apartment. What can I do?

By Nikki M. Mascali
Rent
April 18, 2019 - 2:00PM

We used an institutional guarantor for our NYC apartment, and one roommate can’t pay her share of the rent. What now?

By Nikki M. Mascali