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A row of basic and generic old brick apartment buildings with fire escapes along a street in Astoria Queens of New York City Thank you This photo has been successfully downloaded. (Look for it in your Downloads folder or the last place you saved a file.) Having issues? Download again Credit:James Andrews Stock photo ID:1516674990 Upload date:July 08, 2023 Location:United States Categories:Stock Photos|Apartment

Can a broker demand a ‘refundable’ fee to show an apartment?

By Celia Young |June 26, 2024 - 2:45PM

glass partition separate living space and entrance hall in new renovated apartment. glass door in empty room with modern interior. concept of apartment with smart solution for space organization

Isn't there supposed to be a real bedroom window in my NYC apartment?

… … In short No Under New York Citys Housing Maintenance Code apartment bedrooms are … Rudansky says Editors Note Realty Bites tackles your NYC rental questions Have a query for our experts Drop us an … type of unit Your bedrooms window needs to look out onto a street yard or balcony Importantly it needs to open to allow …

By Celia Young |April 10, 2024 - 4:45PM

Small Projects + DIY

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

Roommates + Landlords

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

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?

… collective action when theres a problem that affects all apartments Davidson says A group of tenants could bring the … so bad that I have trouble sleeping and its making my cats sick I cant shut off my radiator because the knob is … … The heat is blasting in my apartment and its making my cats sick and preventing me from sleeping What can I do …

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