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:
I'm renewing my lease, and the agent I worked with a year ago is asking for a 'renewal fee.' Is that legal?
July 15, 2019 - 09:00 AM
Broker's fees should only be paid upon signing a new lease, not a renewal.
Read More Good news: The new rent laws just made it easier to challenge your rent-stabilization status
July 10, 2019 - 10:00 AM
The new rent laws are good news for renters who were given market non-stabilized leases but suspect their apartments are actually stabilized.
Read More What happens when the owner of a NYC co-op dies?
July 8, 2019 - 10:00 AM
"When a cooperative shareholder passes away, the heirs need to review the terms of the shareholder’s will, if any, and the terms of the cooperative’s proprietary lease," says Jeffrey Reich, a partner at Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas. It's likely that if the heir named in the will wants the apartment and is qualified financially to take it on, they'll be approved.
Read More How can I stop my neighbors from stinking up the building common areas with their smoking?
July 1, 2019 - 13:00 PM
Last summer, a new smoking law went into effect that requires all NYC multi-dwelling buildings to establish and clearly post a smoking policy. Note that this doesn't mean smoking is banned inside apartment buildings, but rather that every building must determine its own rules regarding smoking.
Read More Ask Sam: My landlord has added several riders to my rent-stabilized lease. Is that legal?
June 26, 2019 - 10:00 AM
The rent stabilization code specifies that landlords must renew stabilized leases at the legal, regulated rent and “on the same terms and conditions as the expiring lease.”
Read More 5 reasons your contractors’ bids are higher than you (or your architect) expected
June 24, 2019 - 13:00 PM
Bolster, a New York City-based, design-build firm has created a seamless renovation experience by producing a cost estimate using an algorithm informed by data from similar projects, as well as professional estimates based on site visits, to provide a statistically accurate prediction of the cost of every project upfront. These cost estimates then enable owners to plan to their budget and avoid getting hit by major sticker shock later.
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