This week readers visited Brick Underground to brush up on the five most important questions renters should ask about a building before signing a lease. Renting an apartment in this city is expensive so it pays to ask about noise complaints, flooding, and how repairs are made before making a commitment.
Also of interest: A corporate litigator moves from a Williamsburg rental to a Dumbo condo loft—after winning a bidding war.
Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
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