A  high-end renovation manager speaks: How to vet a vendor

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By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 12, 2016 - 9:59AM
Can my co-op make me get rid of the old stove that came with my apartment?

… exhaust grille that is placed within a window opening in an apartment building is simply not legal says  David Yum an architect with  Bolster a 4yearold NYCbased company and FYI a Brick advertiser that matches … a DOB permit that has been properly filed and closed In an older building where changes might have been made prior to …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 11, 2016 - 11:59AM
Can the landlord kick you out for a month while they renovate?

… this isnt a reasonable or legal request for the landlord to make say our experts If its a marketrate apartment there … says Youre even more protected if her apartment falls under rent control or rent stabilization in which case she can … city issues an order to evacuate as recently happened in a luxury Williamsburg rental your mothers landlord doesnt have …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 28, 2016 - 11:59AM