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New York City townhouse building, Brooklyn Heights residential district, USA.
Roommates + Landlords
Can I fight an 80 percent rent hike for my market-rate apartment?
By Emily Myers |November 4, 2024 - 12:30PM
Buildings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan
Affordable Housing
I filed a rent overcharge complaint two years ago. How do I get DHCR to respond?
By Jennifer White Karp |October 24, 2024 - 2:30PM
Red brick buildings with fire escapes in NYC
Affordable Housing
Tenants begin using Good Cause eviction law in housing court. Here are the outcomes
By Celia Young |October 14, 2024 - 12:30PM
A row of colorful old brick apartment buildings and residential buildings with fire escapes along a street in Chelsea of New York City.
The Search
Forget what you’ve heard: You don’t have to pay a ‘good faith’ deposit for a rental
By Celia Young |October 7, 2024 - 3:15PM
Apartments on Manhattan's West side.
Affordable Housing
If you live in a rent-stabilized unit, here's why your rent could be going up
By Celia Young |September 30, 2024 - 4:30PM
Chi Ossé presides over the contentious city council meeting on his broker fee bill on June 12th, 2024.
The Search
Game-changing broker fee bill moves forward in NYC Council
By Celia Young |September 23, 2024 - 5:15PM
View of Morningside Heights, NYC
The Market
Despite a hot market, NYC tenants saw smaller rent increases. Does Good Cause get the credit?
By Jennifer White Karp |August 27, 2024 - 2:00PM
Woman lying down on bed and using smart phone at night stock photo
The Search
6 reasons why that beautiful NYC rental on Instagram is probably a scam
By Celia Young |July 16, 2024 - 3:30PM
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
The Search
Can a broker demand a ‘refundable’ fee to show an apartment?

… a broker or landlord who asks you for more than $20 for an application feeeven if they claim its refundableis likely … or landlord ask for … Landlords can ask you for a $20 application fee to cover the cost of a credit checkor more … … A broker asked me to pay a $100 refundable application fee in order to see an apartment They said it …

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