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: My rental wasn’t ready when I moved in. Is that constructive eviction?
November 10, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Constructive eviction takes place when conditions in an apartment are so poor and unlivable that a tenant is forced to move out.
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Our final walkthrough revealed problems with our co-op. Can we cancel our contract?
November 8, 2021 - 09:30 AM
If the problems you identified on your walk-through were present when you signed the contract, you won't be able to easily back out of it now.
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Our building's new management company fired our super. Can we get him back?
November 1, 2021 - 12:30 PM
As tenants, you do not have the legal right to pick your building's superintendent, but there may be ways to influence your new management's decision, our experts say.
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Ask Sam: Are bidding wars on a rent-stabilized apartment illegal?
October 27, 2021 - 09:30 AM
You’re better off waiting until you’ve already signed a lease to investigate whether your apartment should be stabilized, says attorney Sam Himmelstein.
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What can I do about noise and vibrations from recycling machinery in my building?
October 25, 2021 - 13:30 PM
If your sleep is being disrupted at night by your building's machinery, this is a violation of the warranty of habitability, and you can compel the board to do something about it, our experts say.
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Construction upstairs will put scaffolding on my terrace, making my outdoor space unusable. What can I do?
October 18, 2021 - 12:30 PM
How can a co-op shareholder push back against losing the use of their terrace during a construction project? Brick's experts recommend a few steps, including the radical approach of calling for a special meeting to remove the board.
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