How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… When you sign a lease for a New York City rental apartment its essential to understand that you are signing a binding contract That means you are on the hook for the entire lease term … usedfor example as a therapists office  The Met Council on Housing  a NYC tenants rights organization has a guide to …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance

… lowers the number of renters or wouldbebuyers that would need to agree to convert some newer large apartment … a state ban on pricefixing software that sets rents for landlordswhich Hochul pitched in January Read on for how the … law the Affordable Housing Retention Act brings back the old 15 percent margin for certain properties Still most NYC …

By Celia Young |May 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Delayed Section 8 payments could worsen discrimination against tenants, NYC attorneys warn

… program in the nationreceived funds from the federal government on February 1st and March 1st and paid landlords … on the third according to a spokesperson Previously NYCHA would schedule payments for the first of the month … of Housing and Urban Development before dispersing it to local landlords That seems to be the plan going forward a …

By Celia Young |March 21, 2025 - 4:00PM
Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis

… York City Comptroller Brad Lander bought an apartment with his wife in the 1990s for $125000 That move gave him the … through rezoning part of the city and to connect small property owners with renters through an Airbnbstyle platform … match renters with owners looking to rent out their extra rooms But its illegal in NYC to rent out an individual room

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