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New York City Landlord Tenant News 
New York City (NYC) Landlord and Tenant News from the New York Times.
Post Frequency: 4.3/day Last Entry: March 29, 2011 at 01:00:00 Recent Entries: 303
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Manhattan Office Leasing Is on the Upswing, Landlords Say
Posted on March 29, 2011With the economy improving, Manhattan landlords are exerting more control of the commercial real estate market.
Bad News For Rent-Stabilized Tenants Paying Under $1,000
Posted on March 24, 2011The New York State Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the New York City Rent Guidelines Board had the power to impose extra increases on long-term tenants of rent-stabilized apartments that go for under $1,000, overturning a prior ruling.
Q&A
Posted on March 20, 2011Succession Rights for Family Members QDoes the son of rent-stabilized tenants have the right to continue to live in the apartment and get a new lease in his own name after Mom and Dad have moved out?
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Posted on March 17, 2011Succession rights for family members; a co-op building gets a buyout offer; when fumigating poses a health risk.
Q & A
Posted on March 10, 2011When a board plans a rental fee; erecting a wall on neighbor?s land; when noisy tenants won?t quiet down.
Q & A
Posted on March 03, 2011Backing out of a lease; protecting a toddler with window guards; when an apartment goes market-rate.
Q&A
Posted on February 20, 2011A Package Is Stolen From a Storage Area QWhat happens if the doorman in a co-op signs for a package and it is then stolen from the storage area? Is the co-op responsible?
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Posted on February 17, 2011A package is stolen from a storage area; a tenant leaves and a landlord sues; new security cameras in a stabilized building; paying the bill for elevator work.
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Posted on February 11, 2011A Former Roommate Threatens to Sue ; Taking Responsibility For a Leaky Roof; Renting Rules For Condo Owners
Teaming Tenants and Landlords for Energy Savings
Posted on February 09, 2011Under a lease with a sustainability clause, tenants can divide the savings from energy efficiency with the landlord, and those savings in turn can be used to pay for heating or cooling upgrades.
Q & A
Posted on January 27, 2011Showing an apartment before a lease ends; when a building faces foreclosure; failure to pay maintenance fees.
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Posted on January 20, 2011Transferring shares to an adult child; setting condo fees in a new development; take other things, but leave the fridge; when co-op units become like dorms.
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Posted on January 16, 2011Putting Up a Parking Lot QThe backyard of our small Bronx condominium is being ripped up and a parking lot is being installed in its place. The number of spaces has dwindled with each engineering report, and parking will be available for fewer than half the apartments...
Concern on Law on Use of Apartments as Hotel Rooms
Posted on January 14, 2011A building that was stopped from operating as a hotel is now being turned into a homeless shelter for 200 men.
Q & A
Posted on January 13, 2011Putting up a parking lot; lead paint in an apartment; insurance coverage for co-op units.
In South Bronx, Blight Returns to Rehabilitated Block
Posted on January 06, 2011Buildings that anchored a block more than 30 years ago have fallen into disrepair since the real estate bust.
Q & A
Posted on January 06, 2011On the dotted line, one more time; how rule changes affect condo tenants; determining co-op ?tax basis.?
Q & A
Posted on December 30, 2010An error in calculating maintenance charges; after tenants vacate a stabilized unit; how to handle a deadbeat neighbor.
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Posted on December 17, 2010Roommates in regulated units ; holding the deposit in a lease-purchase; sale by board member raises questions.
Apthorp?s Tenants Find Conditions Are Not So Grand
Posted on December 13, 2010Some longtime renters at the Apthorp, a grande dame of Manhattan apartment buildings, have lacked heat, suffered with mice and waited for other repairs.
Flatbush Gardens Mired in Complaints and Labor Strife
Posted on December 10, 2010Flatbush Gardens in Brooklyn has amassed more than 8,000 building violations under a landlord listed by the city as one of New York?s worst.
As City Fixes Buildings, Reimbursements Lag
Posted on December 08, 2010In a program started three years ago, the city has been fixing up distressed buildings and then billing the landlords, but of the $17 million spent, only $4.5 million has been repaid.
The Worst Bathroom in New York
Posted on December 08, 2010What I learned from a year reporting on the city's most distressed buildings.
Q & A
Posted on December 05, 2010An accident in a co-op lobby; raising rents in ?hardship? cases; setting a quorum for board meetings.
Q & A
Posted on November 28, 2010When a spouse seeks board membership; co-op documents that can be tossed; destabilizing a rental in a condo; when sponsor units are finally sold.
Q & A
Posted on November 18, 2010Equal treatment for all shareholders; the rules for capital gains; distributing co-op bylaws; when a church becomes a landlord.
Real Estate Q & A
Posted on November 05, 2010Sublet fees in co-op buildings; Keeping artwork in common hallways; a stabilized tenant agrees to relocate.
Loft Law Has Some Tenants and Landlords at Odds
Posted on November 03, 2010The new law offered legalization and tenant protection, but some owners would rather keep the status quo.
Real Estate Q & A
Posted on October 22, 2010Financial statements for shareholders ; partner?s rights to rent-regulated unit; ending a lease with little notice.
Using Sensors, Landlords Find Ways to Save
Posted on October 19, 2010Roberto Fata, 42, ushered his father, Gene, 80, and their rental property business into a new era of maintenance monitoring.
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