Alanna Schubach
Contributing writer
Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist. She has written about real estate for Brick Underground, Mansion Global, and Barron's. She has also contributed features, essays, and op-eds to The Nation, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Village Voice. She won a National Association of Real Estate Editors’ silver award in 2018 for her Ask an Expert column for Brick Underground. She is also a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher, and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Posts by Alanna Schubach:
Ask Sam: What’s your biggest lesson from a 44-year career as a NYC tenant lawyer?
May 22, 2024 - 14:30 PM
NYC tenant attorney Sam Himmelstein is retiring at the end of the month. He reflected on the biggest events impacting renters during his 44-year career.
Read More Ask Sam: My landlord claims to have no record of several rent payments. How do I prove him wrong?
May 8, 2024 - 16:30 PM
A renter says their landlord has no record of some rent payments. Tenant attorney Sam Himmelstein advises the tenant on how to document their prior rent payments.
Read More Ask Sam: Can a landlord evict me from a rent-stabilized apartment so that his relative can move in?
April 10, 2024 - 13:30 PM
Currently, a landlord can kick rent-stabilized tenants out if they need their apartment for themselves or close relatives, but a new law proposed in the New York State Senate aims to make that more difficult.
Read More Ask Sam: I’m a month-to-month tenant. Can a new landlord raise the rent—and charge me retroactively?
March 28, 2024 - 10:30 AM
If you want to stay in the apartment, it may be easiest to try to come to some sort of agreement with your new landlord.
Read More Ask Sam: How could the 2024 election affect NYC renters?
March 13, 2024 - 14:15 PM
If more conservative-leaning Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court, that could spell trouble for rent-stabilized tenants in NYC.
Read More Ask Sam’s Greatest Hits
February 29, 2024 - 11:59 AM
We revisit the most popular Ask Sam columns and provide important updates.
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