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 just bought a co-op. How do I get a STAR tax credit?
December 17, 2018 - 09:00 AM
The New York State School Tax Relief Program offers owners of houses, co-ops, and condos in NYC a partial exemption from school property taxes—if the home is their primary residence, and their annual income is $500,000 or less.
Read More How can I ensure that my co-op board elections are fair?
December 10, 2018 - 10:00 AM
Co-op board election fraud isn't all that common, but if you suspect there's something amiss, follow these steps to ensure fairness.
Read More Ask Sam: I'm a co-op shareholder and I've been accused of 'objectionable conduct.' How do I respond?
December 5, 2018 - 10:00 AM
A shareholder in a co-op has been accused of “objectionable conduct” and been given an opportunity to appear at a special meeting of the board to answer these accusations.
Read More My luxury rental building is converting to condos. What can I do to stay in my apartment?
December 3, 2018 - 09:00 AM
My luxury rental building is converting to condo. They are not signing new leases, but they can't evict anyone. What can I do to make sure I can remain in my apartment?
Read More My building's new key fob system keeps locking me out. What do I do?
November 26, 2018 - 15:00 PM
My landlord installed a new key fob system in the building a year ago, and it hasn't worked consistently.
Read More Ask Sam: How much can the rent increase by in 80/20 buildings?
November 21, 2018 - 10:00 AM
Under the city’s 80/20 housing program, developers are given tax breaks in exchange for reserving 20 percent of the apartments in their buildings for low-income renters.
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