Roommates from hell: New Yorkers recall their worst experience sharing an apartment

… scare me The luxury of having a bigger space or a smaller rent bill just doesnt seem worth the potential for gaining a … roommate insisted we had to have multiple windows open 247 with fans in them in some blowing outward others blowing … it would nice to have company and someone to split the rent I was working and traveling back and forth from NY to …

By Kelly Kreth |August 26, 2019 - 9:00AM
What it's like to live next door to a NYC firehouse

… down I moved to a onebedroom apartment on 161st Street in 2012 for which I paid $1250 a month and only stayed about a … and the bedbugs were the last straw I tried putting my rent in escrow for every day I didnt have heat And I had … so I subtracted the cost and I sent a bill with my rent explaining why I paid less  I broke the lease and told …

By Dave Colon |March 21, 2019 - 2:30PM
My 11-year co-op nightmare: The board was grossly incompetent, and it cost me

… was five stories were not required to comply with a local law that required buildings to be inspected annually The … were grossly incompetent But there was nothing I could do about it  I sold my apartment last year for $460000 getting about $10000 more then I asked for So the ending of this …

By Dede George |February 14, 2019 - 2:00PM
Why I'll never live in the same building as my landlord again

… trash can later that afternoon This prompted a flurry of messages from Mary who insisted that not only should we …

By Lee Meyer |January 23, 2018 - 1:00PM
Renters: Know your bedbug rights

… to maintain … This story was first published in July 2015 and was updated in 2017 … Heres what every renter facing an infestation should know … Your rights as a renter … In recent years laws have been passed to protect …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |November 10, 2017 - 1:00PM