rental renovations

Products + Services

Here's what you need to know about installing central AC in your NYC brownstone

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 27, 2023 - 11:30AM

The Market

By Celia Young |July 14, 2023 - 2:30PM

A kitchen backsplash decorated with green tiles.

Small Projects + DIY

3 renter-friendly TikTok tricks to refresh your apartment

By Celia Young |July 13, 2023 - 12:30PM

An apartment wall with cracks above a sofa.

Roommates + Landlords

Does your apartment need repairs? Here are three sample letters you can send to your landlord to request fixes

By Celia Young |July 6, 2023 - 2:30PM

Renovation

How to carve out a chic, comfortable home office in your NYC apartment or townhouse

By Evelyn Battaglia |February 3, 2023 - 9:30AM

Renovation

My cabinets are falling apart and my landlord says I'll owe a contractor $7,000 to fix them. What are my rights?

… on some level he says If the clause modifies your rights under the warranty of habitability it would be void … that under those circumstances the tenant was within their rights If your cabinets are so deteriorated they are … … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline … Ive lived in the same NYC rental for 25 years and the cabinets have deteriorated over …

By Emily Myers |January 30, 2023 - 12:30PM

Renovation

Ask Sam: Can I do the repairs myself in my NYC rent-stabilized apartment?

… changes 30 years agoor you never got it in writingyour current landlord still cant give you any legal trouble for it … They cant have it both ways Whoever makes the repairs your rent shouldnt go up as a result In the past landlords were … as a result of changes to the rent laws in 2019 Related Ask Sam My rental building is being converted to condos and …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |March 23, 2022 - 12:30PM