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Looking up at a row of colorful old brick residential buildings with fire escapes along a street in Williamsburg Brooklyn of New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Everything you need to know about New York’s Good Cause eviction law
By Celia Young |May 7, 2024 - 9:30AM
Walking and enjoying the typical neighborhoods like the Bronx of New York City, with its brick buildings and exterior fire escapes and emergencies. Thank you This photo has been successfully downloaded. (Look for it in your Downloads folder or the last place you saved a file.) Having issues? Download again Credit:Domingo Saez Romero Stock photo ID:2060608839 Upload date:March 08, 2024 Location:United States Categories:Stock Photos|The Bronx
Roommates + Landlords
3 illegal restrictions your landlord may try to include in your NYC lease. Here’s how to push back
By Celia Young |April 17, 2024 - 3:00PM
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The Market
8 ways to negotiate a smaller rent increase at lease renewal time

… for renewal your landlord has likely notified you that your rent is going up The New York City rental market is always extremely competitive and landlords … you are negotiating a rent increase during lease renewal … 1 Understand how marketrate units work  … Marketrate tenants …

By Evelyn Battaglia |April 15, 2024 - 10:30AM
A furnished, two-bedroom apartment by Blueground at The Axel in Clinton Hill
Renovation
The 7 best ways to find a short-term rental while you renovate your NYC apartment
By Evelyn Battaglia |January 17, 2024 - 12:30PM
Exterior view of historic brick buildings along Duane Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City NYC
Affordable Housing
What the end of the ‘Frankenstein loophole’ means for NYC renters
By Celia Young |January 5, 2024 - 2:45PM
front view of a house in Brooklyn Heights.
The Search
My landlord didn’t countersign my lease and now he's ghosting me. How do I get the apartment?
By Celia Young |January 3, 2024 - 2:30PM
Image of apartment buildings in New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Landlord wants to raise your rent? Here are 3 sample emails you can use to negotiate
By Jennifer White Karp |December 26, 2023 - 9:30AM