Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental

… far to bring more of these units up to code and make them safe for living Bringing more basement apartments up to code … presenting it again with updated information for March 2025 … Basement or cellar  … In NYC basements and cellars are … Look at the groundlevel of a building and check whether 50 percent of it is above grade  Generally cellars in one …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 10, 2025 - 9:30AM
I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed

… for over a year but hopes to move out soon Heres her story as told to senior writer Celia Young When I was trying … to ask too many questions Editors Note Brick Undergrounds Inside Stories features firstperson accounts of dramatic … … Rent … The Search … bedroom … In case you missed it … Inside Stories … windows … Ive lived in an illegal …

By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM
No heat and pests galore: The top 5 NYC renter complaints of 2024 and how to fix them

… On one of the coldest days this winter I attempted to take a shower I say attempted because after enduring five … outan experience commonplace for thousands of New Yorker City renters each year Renters filed more than 265000 complaints …

By Celia Young |January 27, 2025 - 10:45AM
Isn't there supposed to be a real bedroom window in my NYC apartment?

… for legal windows You can usually view floor plans and images on online listing websites and these issues are easy …

By Celia Young |April 10, 2024 - 4:45PM