How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… When you sign a lease for a New York City rental apartment its essential … it And theres a very specific way to do it  Know that allow does not mean dont worry about the rent youre contractually … 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

… native Shaisha fell thousands of dollars behind on her rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice … rent or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes Her landlord could have evicted her for her roughly $4500 in … 4 Good has recouped more than $1 million in arrears for NYC landlords said Baaba Halm senior vice president of …

By Celia Young |June 5, 2025 - 11:30AM
I’ve sublet a rent-stabilized apartment in NYC for five years. How do I take it over?

… Landing a rentstabilized apartment provides a major advantage to many … on your relationship with them There are three ways a NYC subletter can take over a rentstabilized apartment from … for our experts Drop us an email … When you have a chill landlord and tenant … If you have a good relationship with …

By Celia Young |March 12, 2025 - 10:30AM
Zohran Mamdani wants more union-built housing and to expand rent stabilization in NYC

… Zohran Mamdani has ambitious plans for building 200000 new housing units in New York City For current NYC tenants he … back NYCs shortterm rental restrictions and allowing small homeowners to rent out their properties for fewer than 30 … voucher program as was passed by the Council in 2023 Yes … Affordable apartments … What would you do to incentivize …

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

… $125000 That move gave him the ability to build a life in NYC and inspires one of his housing priorities He wants to … City  The mayor will oversee city agencies that regulate landlords the implementation of NYCs landmark climate law … part of the city and to connect small property owners with renters through an Airbnbstyle platform Read on to learn …

By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM
My NYC landlord charges $75 if the rent is three days late. Is that OK?

… that fee is too much and too soon Its illegal for your landlord to charge you any late fee unless your rent is more than five days late under state law Late fees are capped at $50 or 5 percent of your monthly rent whatever is less and can only be imposed after five …

By Celia Young |February 19, 2025 - 3:30PM
How I won a two-bedroom apartment for $3,500 through NYC’s housing lottery

… New York City to attend college and she began applying to NYCs housing lottery after she graduated Three years later … in Clinton Hill Her new place is $3500 per monththe same rent they paid for a previous one bedroom that was half the … one of the hardest parts of the process for me because the landlord wouldnt let me break the lease without finding …

By Celia Young |February 17, 2025 - 3:00PM