How to deal with excessive noise from a neighbor in a NYC apartment building

… Living in a New York City apartment means being in close proximity to your neighbors … other neighbors … If the noise is an issue throughout the building or at least on your floor and the adjacent ones you … because they have the authority of being related to the management he said They can also serve as a double check to …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 29, 2025 - 2:00PM
Receptacles required: NYC buildings can now buy city-mandated trash bins

… but it could add an extra burden for building staff But the requirements shouldnt add a new financial burden said … next year The Adams administration says the changes have helped reduce rat 311 complaints citywide but some property … up the trash  The Department of Sanitation adding a new requirement that garbage be put out in cans with lids makes …

By Celia Young |August 6, 2024 - 10:00AM
How to research a landlord before you sign a lease

… can be tough to know what kind of landlord youre getting before you sign a lease in New York City Odds are you  wont … data and information about complaints and litigation property registration violations and charges  A building … online and see what you come up with If the landlord or management company has had any publicity good or bad itll …

By Emily Myers |July 11, 2023 - 3:30PM
How to care for your vacation rental property when you don't live nearby

… Owning a vacation rental in the Berkshires or upstate New York can be a … competitive than ever before and I started my business in 2005six years before Airbnb That said the demand is keeping … we can manually go into the program so the rates go up for houses near Wyndham by the mountain Vargas says Thats a huge …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 5, 2023 - 1:30PM
Co-op and condo board intel: How to choose a new laundry room vendor

… a new laundry room vendor for your New York City coop or condo building it usually indicates dissatisfaction with the … of companies that I am aware of and they all are basically the same says Arik Lifshitz CEO of DSA Management … dissatisfied he says he isnt sure the situation would improve by switching companies because everyone is …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 8, 2023 - 2:30PM