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Rent

Empty nester checklist: What to consider if you are buying or renting in NYC

By Jennifer White Karp |August 19, 2025 - 1:45PM

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Troubleshooting

Ask Altagracia: My live-in partner is abusive. How can I get out of my lease?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |July 10, 2025 - 12:30PM

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Affordable Housing

Ask Altagracia: My mom is moving out of our rent-stabilized apartment. How do I take over the lease?

… … If there is still some time before your mother leaves you can ask the landlord to add you … is the process by which you can assert your rights to take over a rentstabilized lease from a family member youve lived with for the past two years There are four important elements to …

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |May 14, 2025 - 9:30AM

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Investing

Buying an apartment for your adult child? Here are 7 things to keep in mind

By Jennifer White Karp |February 28, 2025 - 10:00AM

Non-Traditional Buyers

Nikki’s Notes: How do we buy a place for our college-age child now that will be our pied-à-terre later?

Sponsored By Nikki Beauchamp |February 6, 2025 - 9:30AM

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Buy

Starting over: A divorced dad's honest take on finding a new neighborhood and buying a condo in NYC

… City is a formidable process When youre recently divorced and downsizing from a larger apartment that search has its … Village in Manhattan while I started subletting a room in Prospect Heights We sold the place in April of last year and … really budge all that much That told me that the general consensus in New York is If you can afford it you always buy …