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:
Do I need renter's insurance if I'm subletting a condo?
December 9, 2019 - 10:00 AM
You need your own policy.
Read More Can my landlord keep our security deposit because we put up an illegal wall?
December 2, 2019 - 10:00 AM
Taking down the wall can end up costing even more than your security deposit.
Read More Ask Sam: Our gas was shut off. How can we get it back on—and get a discount on our rent?
November 27, 2019 - 09:00 AM
Team up with your neighbors to hire an attorney and put pressure on your landlord to act.
Read More There's mold in the ceiling of a co-op apartment. Does the building or the shareholder file an insurance claim?
November 25, 2019 - 09:00 AM
Typically, a building deals with issues like mold in common areas, while shareholders are liable for mold remediation within their own units. But because the mold in this case is in the ceiling between two apartments, you need to take a different course of action.
Read More Can my building's super be on our co-op board?
November 18, 2019 - 09:00 AM
You may find it is technically legal for your super to serve as a board member, that doesn't mean it's ideal—especially if the board makes decisions about the super's salary and other aspects of their employment.
Read More Are postwar buildings from the 1950s and '60s constructed better than ones built later?
November 11, 2019 - 10:00 AM
The building materials used in 1950s and '60s NYC buildings offer better insulation than those used in later decades, and so sound and odors from other apartments are less detectible.
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