Realty Bites

My apartment really needs to be painted. How can I get my landlord to do it?

By Austin Havens-Bowen |January 18, 2024 - 1:30PM

How to ask a noisy neighbor—or even your landlord—to keep it down

… apartment you may experience being kept awake by your noisy neighbors However that doesnt mean you have to put up … validations like I know its hard to keep the noise down We live in crowded NYC or The walls are thin are helpful ways … for one problem If they continue listening you can explain whats going on with the noise and ask if theres any way to …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 16, 2024 - 9:45AM

front view of a house in Brooklyn Heights.

The Search

My landlord didn’t countersign my lease and now he's ghosting me. How do I get the apartment?

By Celia Young |January 3, 2024 - 2:30PM

A large stack of cardboard boxes, envelopes and a cylinder are sitting inside a door of a building

Roommates + Landlords

How do I get my landlord to let me look at security camera footage to identify a package thief?

By Celia Young |December 12, 2023 - 3:00PM

Young woman, signing a contract during an meeting with a male real estate agent

Roommates + Landlords

My landlord never signed the lease for my rent-stabilized apartment. Is this a problem?

By Celia Young |November 22, 2023 - 2:30PM

Several skyscraper city apartment buildings viewed through a generic upper east side Manhattan, New York City hotel bedroom window just after dawn sunrise.

Roommates + Landlords

The heat is blasting in my apartment, and it’s making my cats sick and preventing me from sleeping. What can I do?

By Celia Young |November 8, 2023 - 4:30PM

Old fashioned New York City apartment building with decorative roof cornice and external fire escapes

The Search

My lease says I’m responsible if the windows or door lock breaks while I’m a tenant. Is that fair?

… … A lease provision that requires a tenant to pay for a broken window or apartment door lockif the damage wasnt the tenants faultis likely … of fault is unenforceable Himmelstein says Editors Note Realty Bites tackles your NYC rental questions Have a query …

By Celia Young |October 31, 2023 - 12:30PM