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New York City Landlord Tenant News

New York City (NYC) Landlord and Tenant News from the New York Times.

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Last Entry: March 29, 2011 at 01:00:00

Parceling Out Power to the People

Posted on May 04, 2008
Energy prices are rising, and many co-op and condo buildings are looking for ways to cut costs. Basically, there are two options.

Q & A; Q&A

Posted on May 04, 2008
Can a Co-op Compel Residents to Get Cable?

Listed on a Deed With His Parents

Posted on April 30, 2008
What determines who inherits a property with multiple people listed on the deed?

Getting Access to Fix a Leaky Bathroom

Posted on April 27, 2008
Can a landlord force a tenant to provide access to an apartment to make repairs?

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Q & A

Posted on April 27, 2008
Charging Rent For a Spare Room

When Multiple Names Are on a Stabilized Lease

Posted on April 20, 2008
Can a landlord consider the income of a non-resident when aiming to remove an apartment from rent stabilization?

Charging Rent for a Spare Room

Posted on April 20, 2008
Can I charge more than half my total monthly rent for a spare room?

Relief Possible for Tenants Caught in Landlord?s Default

Posted on April 16, 2008
Help may be in sight for apartment dwellers in Texas who have been living in deteriorating conditions since their landlord defaulted on hundreds of millions of dollars? worth of mortgages.

Help Is Available

Posted on April 13, 2008
Knowing where to turn when your building falls apart can be difficult.

Even Renters Aren?t Safe

Posted on April 13, 2008
The subprime crisis is affecting tenants, too, as landlords default on their mortgages.

Q & A

Posted on April 13, 2008
Bedbugs: Who Pays The Cleaning Costs?

Parking: What Happens in a Condo Conversion?

Posted on April 06, 2008
Will I be entitled to keep my space if I choose not to buy my apartment in a condo conversion?

The Tightwad’s Legacy

Posted on April 06, 2008
By the time Bill Gottlieb died, he had bought up more than 100 properties — dilapidated, perhaps, but in prime Lower Manhattan. The trouble is, he also left behind a fractious family to fight over them.

Q & A

Posted on April 06, 2008
Q I rent an apartment in Manhattan and was subletting a room to the friend of a co-worker. One day, he moved out, with no notice, while I was at work. He still owes me a month's rent and his share of the utilities and other bills we split. We had a verbal agreement that I would get a month's notice...

As a Weaker Office Market Looms, Landlords Bargain

Posted on April 02, 2008
The credit squeeze is gradually putting tenants in the driver’s seat in Manhattan’s office market.

Q & A; Paying for the Elevator

Posted on March 31, 2008
QWe own a condominium in a 10-unit building. The elevator needs a major overhaul, estimated to cost about $50,000. We live on the first floor and hardly use the elevator. Why do we have to pay for something we do not use?

If a Roommate Moves Without Giving Notice

Posted on March 30, 2008
What recourse does a jilted roommate have?

Q & A; When a Co-op Board Beats the Bushes for Votes

Posted on March 24, 2008
QAt a recent annual shareholders' meeting, my co-op had a vote to increase the flip tax. To pass such a change would require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all outstanding shares. The tally was about eight percentage points short of the necessary 66...

Can Sponsors Employ Their Own Managers?

Posted on March 23, 2008
Must the managing agent for the co-op and sponsor-owned apartments be the same?

Must a New Owner Return a Security Deposit?

Posted on March 16, 2008
What happens to a deposit when a building is sold?

New Law Lets Tenants Sue Over Harassment

Posted on March 14, 2008
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg signed a bill into law on Thursday that for the first time gives tenants the right to sue their landlords in Housing Court for using threats and other forms of harassment to force them out.

Q & A

Posted on March 09, 2008
Can a Real Estate Broker Serve as a Co-op Director?

Can a Co-op Board Waive the Flip Tax?

Posted on March 02, 2008
Would doing so be a breach of the board’s fiduciary responsibility?

Q & A; If a Board Nonmember Sits In ...

Posted on March 02, 2008
QI live in a New York City co-op. I recently learned that the board president's wife was present when a prospective buyer had her board interview. Is this legal? A ''Although not illegal, it is certainly inappropriate for the board president's wife, who is not on the board, to participate in an interview unless she was designated as a member of the admissions committee,'' said Stuart M...

Can a Sponsor’s Tenant Be Evicted in Queens?

Posted on February 24, 2008
Does a building’s sponsor have the legal right to evict renters in a converted co-op building?

Bronx Landlord Fined and Sentenced to 9 Days in Jail for Code Violations

Posted on February 21, 2008
A Bronx landlord, Hamid Khan, was sentenced to nine days in jail and fined $156,000 for failing to correct more than a thousand housing code violations in the 94-unit, 6-story building he owns at 1055 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development said on Wednesday.

No ‘D.I.Y.’ Rent Laws, Court of Appeals Rules

Posted on February 18, 2008
The ruling makes it clear that landlords and tenants cannot ignore provisions of rent-stabilization laws, even if they do so voluntarily.

Q & A; Can a Condo Board Change the Bylaws?

Posted on February 18, 2008
Q The board of managers of our condominium issued a ruling that any owner who is delinquent in paying the monthly common charge cannot vote at the annual meeting. Our bylaws state that each unit owner is entitled to one vote. Doesn't this ruling require a change in the bylaws? And doesn't a change in the bylaws require a two-thirds vote of unit owners? A Steven Sladkus, a Manhattan co-op and condominium lawyer, said the letter writer is correct...

How Long Is a Tenant Entitled to Insider Price?

Posted on February 11, 2008
Can a longtime renter who wants to buy get a discount 20 years after a building went co-op?

After Evacuation, Artists Begin an Effort to Save Their Haven

Posted on February 11, 2008
Roughly 200 residents of an 11-story warehouse in South Williamsburg are tackling every violation they could with their landlords unexpectedly on their side.

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