NYC Renter Guides
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Tenant rights, building violations, lease traps, pest issues, and how to research any NYC building before you sign, covering all 5 boroughs.
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Can My Landlord Do Construction While I'm Living There?
Can my landlord do construction while I'm living there? Learn your habitability rights, notice requirements, lease clauses, and remedies like rent aba...
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Can My Landlord Enter My Apartment Without Notice in NYC?
Imagine coming home to find your landlord rifling through your fridge-uninvited.
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Can My Landlord Refuse to Renew My Rent Stabilized Lease?
Imagine opening your rent-stabilized lease renewal notice-only to find it's
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Can Old Violations Still Affect My Apartment Today?
Can old violations still affect my apartment today? Discover how past building code, safety, health, and zoning issues resurface via inspections or co...
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Checking an NYC Building's Bed Bug History Before Renting
NYC has three separate bed bug records, a landlord disclosure form, a citywide annual filing, and HPD violations, and they tell you different things. Here is how to read each one before you sign.
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Comparing Two NYC Buildings With Public Data
When you are choosing between two NYC apartments, pull the same public records for each address, normalize the counts by unit size, and weigh recent, severe issues over old, minor ones.
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Does My NYC Apartment Need to Have a Smoke Detector?
Imagine waking up to smoke in your NYC apartment -but no blaring alarm. Terrifying,
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Does My NYC Building Need to Have a Doorman?
'Picture this: Your NYC apartment buzzer goes unanswered, and you''re left
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False Rent Stabilization Status and Illegal Deregulation in NYC
A rent-stabilized apartment can only become market rate through specific, now mostly closed, legal paths. Here is how deregulation happened before 2019, the warning signs it was done illegally, and how to challenge it.
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Filing a 311 Heat Complaint in NYC
File a 311 heat complaint by phone, online, or through the app, and HPD will contact your landlord and, if the heat is still out, send an inspector. Here is exactly what to expect at each step.
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Finding Out Who Owns Your NYC Building
Find your NYC building's owner through HPD registration, ACRIS deeds and Department of Finance records, and trace an LLC owner to a real person with the state's business search.
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Good Cause Eviction in NYC
New York's Good Cause Eviction Law limits when a landlord can refuse to renew your lease or push through a steep rent hike. Here is who it covers, what counts as good cause, and this year's rent increase figure.