Mike Akerly

Q. Due to some personal circumstances in my life, I need to move out of my apartment six months before the end of my lease. My apartment is market rate, and I assume that finding someone to sublet the apartment from me is probably my only recourse.  I also know that my landlord has no obligation to help me with this. 

Q. After a five year stint in an elevator building in Murray Hill, I moved into a walkup building in the Village last year. I love the apartment and the neighborhood, but the move required some sacrifices, not the least of which is the lack of laundry facilities in my new building.

A W-9 form provides your landlord with your taxpayer identification number, which your landlord needs to complete the Form 1099 required for interest earned on your security deposit.

Q. Last month I decided to move in to my boyfriend’s two-bedroom apartment and give up my own studio.  I still had about eight months left on the lease, but the landlord agreed to allow me to assign it to a new tenant. 

Q. My lease ends next month and my landlord says he's going to start showing the apartment to prospective renters.

Q. My lease ends next month and my landlord says he's going to start showing the apartment to prospective renters.