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:
Is it legal for landlords to get kickbacks from insurance companies?
October 14, 2019 - 10:00 AM
Landlords can ask renters to get insurance, but they can't require that it come from a specific company, our experts say.
Read More Ask Sam: My landlord is accusing me of creating a nuisance with clutter. Can I get evicted for this?
October 9, 2019 - 10:00 AM
“The law often does give landlords the right to inspect apartments,” says Sam Himmelstein, a lawyer at Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph.
Read More The new development I'm renting in had the gas turned off. What do I do?
October 7, 2019 - 10:00 AM
Sometimes, tenants end up without gas for many months at a stretch. This violates the city's warranty of habitability, which requires landlords to provide gas, and could mean you're entitled to a rent abatement.
Read More Can my boyfriend claim ownership of my condo if we break up?
September 30, 2019 - 10:00 AM
Without any kind of agreement in place between you and your live-in, rent-paying boyfriend, you do run the risk of him demanding money back for contributing to your mortgage—possibly through a lawsuit—should you split up.
Read More Ask Sam: What happens when a rental building leaves the Mitchell-Lama program?
September 25, 2019 - 10:00 AM
Join forces with your neighbors and hire an attorney to make sure you retain all your rights when the building exits the Mitchell-Lama program.
Read More What's the difference between getting a mortgage for a co-op and a condo?
September 23, 2019 - 10:00 AM
Loans made to buyers of co-ops and condos have some fundamental differences, our experts say, and condos come with some closing costs that co-ops do not.
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