bed bugs

Why you should ask about flooding and mold before you sign a lease

… Several years ago I was checking out a duplex for rent and … we left her to meet the owner and sign the lease The owner doesnt like a lot of questions so if you want the apartment … though New Yorks flood disclosure law requires that your landlord inform you if your apartment is on a floodplain as …

By Jennifer White Karp |February 20, 2025 - 12:30AM

Traditional apartment buildings in New York City, circa 2019, building with scaffolding outside of it.

Roommates + Landlords

No heat and pests galore: The top 5 NYC renter complaints of 2024 and how to fix them

By Celia Young |January 27, 2025 - 10:45AM

A street view of apartment buildings with the Empire State Building in the background at the High Line

The Market

New law requires NY landlords to notify tenants of bed bugs within 72 hours

By Celia Young |November 26, 2024 - 2:30PM

Typical Brownstone Row House, New York City stock photo

The Search

How to research the bed bug history of any NYC rental apartment

By Celia Young |June 11, 2024 - 9:30AM

New York, NY, USA 07-18-2023 Mattresses wrapped in plastic on sidewalk out for trash with garbage bags on a Manhattan street. Editorial use only.

Roommates + Landlords

Bed bugs turned their NYC apartments into nightmares. So why do their landlords say these properties are bed bug-free?

… check out the apartment and issue a violation if they see live bed bugs HPD then sends the building owner a notice in … its unclear if there are specific consequences for filing a false report False reports are by no means widespread The … moved out of her apartment on Ocean Avenue But while she lived there she said she spent just over $1100 on a special …

By Celia Young |May 31, 2024 - 1:30PM