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Row of Colorful Old Brick Residential Buildings and Skyscrapers in Morningside Heights of New York City

Affordable Housing

Ask Sam: 30 years ago, rent for my apartment more than doubled. Could it have been illegally de-stabilized?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |September 27, 2023 - 12:30PM

Roommates + Landlords

Ask Sam: When does it make sense to file an HP action against my landlord?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |September 13, 2023 - 4:30PM

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Affordable Housing

Ask Sam: I’m being blamed for a leak that isn’t my fault. How do I get my landlord to fix it?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |August 30, 2023 - 2:30PM

A row of colorful old brick apartment buildings with fire escapes along a street with a stop light on the Upper East Side of New York City

Affordable Housing

Ask Sam: Is my landlord allowed to charge a J-51 fee after the tax abatement expires?

… as a group From there you have several options You can file a complaint to the DHCR or to the state supreme court … an attorneys fees will be relatively affordable You could file a multiplaintiff lawsuit or in effect go on a partial …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |August 16, 2023 - 12:30PM

Low rise apartment buildings with ground-floor storefronts

Rent

Ask Sam: Why aren't more empty storefronts in NYC being converted to residential apartments?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |July 26, 2023 - 9:30AM

Affordable Housing

Ask Sam: How do I find out if my apartment is covered by NYC's Loft Law?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |June 28, 2023 - 1:00PM

Roommates + Landlords

Ask Sam: My luxury building doesn't have the amenities it promised and the rent is going up. Can we push back?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |May 24, 2023 - 1:30PM

Rent

Ask Sam: How high will the Rent Guidelines Board raise rents for stabilized tenants?

… … In a preliminary vote Rent Guidelines Board proposed setting a rent increase between 2 … email Sam or call 212 3493000 … … … The Rent Guidelines Board has proposed rent increases for stabilized … rent regulation … tenants … Ask Sam How high will the Rent Guidelines Board raise rents for stabilized tenants … …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |May 10, 2023 - 2:30PM

Bicycles stored in lobby of apartment building

Roommates + Landlords

Ask Sam: Our landlord didn't fix a broken front door lock and my bike was stolen. Does he owe me?

… City building codes require heavyduty locks on entrance doors and it is your landlords responsibility to repair any … in their buildings as when they moved inwhich could mean doorman service for instance or the use of an elevator When … is filed DHCR will send an inspector to come look at the door but if the door is fixed and then the building is …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |April 26, 2023 - 2:30PM

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Rent

Ask Sam: A new twist in a fight against a landlord who tenants say illegally de-regulated their apartments

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |April 12, 2023 - 12:30PM