How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

lease term which typically spans 12 months but can be as long as three years  If you need to leave your apartment before the end of the lease you risk losing your security deposit or even worse having to pay … Housing  a NYC tenants rights organization has a guide to what constitutes a reasonable or unreasonable refusal Their …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
Rental assistance program helps NYC tenants pay back $1 million in arrears, avoid eviction

… $4500 in arrears But instead Shaisha secured emergency cash assistance to cover her debt thanks to the fledgling rental … said  Shaisha said having Edwards walk her through the application process for a oneshot was crucial  Ive never …

By Celia Young |June 5, 2025 - 11:30AM
New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance

… Some New York City renters could gain a path to buying their apartments under … $254 billion New York state budget last month The budget lowers the number of renters or wouldbebuyers that would need to agree to convert …

By Celia Young |May 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Zohran Mamdani wants more union-built housing and to expand rent stabilization in NYC

… 200000 new housing units in New York City For current NYC tenants he wants to make the city more effective at … Comptroller  Brad Lander  State Senator  Zellnor Myrie  former New York City Comptroller  Scott Stringer  former New York State Assembly member  Michael Blake …

By Celia Young |March 3, 2025 - 3:30PM
Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander bought an apartment with his … Lander is one of the many candidates running for NYC mayor As the race heats up Brick Underground is interviewing …

By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM