If you have prewar taste but live in a plain white box, the Brownstone Boys have some design tips for you

… Lots of renters who move to New York City are disappointed to find out … with quaint prewar details can be too expensive for their rental budgets If you have prewar design tastes but youve …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 29, 2024 - 2:30PM
My apartment really needs to be painted. How can I get my landlord to do it?

… York City landlords are required to  repaint or recover  their tenants apartment walls every three years according to the citys Housing Maintenance Code This applies to rental buildings and sublets in coop and condo buildings But … step is simply to ask your landlord to paint the walls Most renters wait longer than three years to ask for their …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |January 18, 2024 - 1:30PM
11 things NYC landlords are required to provide, and 11 they’re not that might surprise you

… ​​If you are moving into a New York City rental apartment for the … blinds Dont count on finding those Even though landlords arent obligated to provide a number of some pretty essential …

By Emily Myers |August 23, 2023 - 3:30PM
I'm moving out of my apartment and there's peeling paint in the bathroom. Could I lose my security deposit?

… would be considered normal wear and tear in a New York City rental apartment In your case you should not lose your security deposit because of the paint … years he says Editors Note  Realty Bites  tackles your NYC rental questions  Have a query for our experts Drop us  an …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |November 29, 2022 - 1:30PM