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: Two of my roommates moved out. Am I responsible for their rent?
June 24, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Under NYC's Roommate Law, you have the right to replace the two departing tenants with two new roommates.
Read More Will my insurance reimburse me for an assessment for Covid expenses?
June 22, 2020 - 12:30 PM
Your apartment insurance covers losses that affect you as the shareholder, but not ones that impact the building.
Read More Is it harder to get a jumbo loan in NYC because of coronavirus?
June 15, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Lenders have more stringent criteria for buyers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and economic.
Read More Ask Sam: How do I get help when New York passes the Emergency Rent Relief Act?
June 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Under the Emergency Rent Relief Act of 2020, which awaits Governor Cuomo's signature, tenants who are rent-burdened, which means they’re spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent, and were earning less than 80 percent of the AMI (area median income) both before and after the pandemic are eligible for rent vouchers.
Read More Should I try to sell my apartment this summer as NYC reopens?
June 8, 2020 - 09:30 AM
It's always difficult to time the market just right, especially now, but if the city moves forward with reopening, June could be a good time to list your apartment.
Read More Can my landlord charge me a 'hardship increase' on my rent-stabilized apartment?
June 1, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Your landlord's request is unlikely to be processed for quite some time.
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