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Ask Sam: Is it legal to rent out individual rooms in an apartment?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |January 9, 2019 - 10:00AM

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By Emily Myers |December 18, 2018 - 10:00AM

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6 tips on improving your relationship with your landlord

By Emily Myers |December 14, 2018 - 4:00PM

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Is this West Village studio for $395,000 a good investment or a legal headache?

By Emily Myers |December 11, 2018 - 10:00AM

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New app helps New Yorkers figure out who owns their building

By Nikki M. Mascali |December 5, 2018 - 3:00PM

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My landlord won't accept my lease co-signer. What do I do?

By Alanna Schubach |November 12, 2018 - 12:00PM

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Ask Sam: My rent-stabilized building is being sold. How do I protect myself from being pushed out?

… try to push out stabilized tenants in order to rent more apartments at market rate there are several red flags to … stabilization laws that require them to reside in their apartments for at least 183 days of the year Landlords may … also be on the lookout for tenants who are subletting their apartments illegally Sometimes theyll start investigating …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |September 26, 2018 - 10:00AM

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I found out my apartment is illegal, and now my landlord wants to evict me. Can I get rent money back?

By Alanna Schubach |September 17, 2018 - 10:00AM

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Ask Sam: What happens if my building doesn’t have a certificate of occupancy?

… legal use andor type of permitted occupancy is required for new buildings as well as older ones that have been substantially renovated says Sam Himmelstein a lawyer who represents … rents it out as a twobedroom with the second bedroom in the basement Thats illegalyou can have a windowless basement …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |September 10, 2018 - 10:00AM

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Can market-rate tenants get buyouts?

By Alanna Schubach |September 10, 2018 - 9:00AM