January 17, 2018
How to Rent out A Condo
Realtor.com quoted me in How to Rent out a Condo: Watch out! It’s Not the Same as a Home. It opens, How to rent out a condo: This may seem like a simple question, but if you own a condominium, you probably … Continue reading
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January 16, 2018
Using Your Security Deposit for Rent
Realtor.com quoted me in Can You Use Your Security Deposit as Last Month’s Rent? Find the Answer Here. It opens, Can you use your security deposit as last month’s rent? This question is common among tenants vacating their apartments, and for very good reason: … Continue reading
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December 14, 2017
State of America’s Rental Housing
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has released America’s Rental Housing 2017. I was a bit surprised that the report spent so little time addressing the types of restrictive zoning that depress the supply of new rental … Continue reading
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October 25, 2017
Renters and Natural Disasters
Avvo quoted me in What Do Renters Need To Know in A Natural Disaster? It opens, From hurricanes in the East to wildfires in the West, the past few months have seen an on-going slew of natural disasters in the United … Continue reading
October 25, 2017 in Renting | Permalink | No Comments
October 12, 2017
Rental Housing Landscape
NYU’s Furman Center released its 2017 National Rental Housing Landscape. My two takeaways are that, compared to the years before the financial crisis, (1) many tenants remain rent burdened and (2) higher income households are renting more. These takeaways have … Continue reading
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June 28, 2017
Addressing NYC’s Affordable Housing Crisis
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (of which I am a member) held a public hearing as part of its final vote on rent adjustments for the approximately one million dwelling units subject to the Rent Stabilization Law in New York City. … Continue reading
June 28, 2017 in Renting | Permalink | No Comments
June 27, 2017
Painful Lessons from Roommates
Realtor.com quoted me in Painful Lessons Learned From Living With Roommates. It reads, With rental prices surpassing nosebleed levels in many parts of the country, more and more legit grown-ups are cutting costs by sharing their home with roommates. But here’s the … Continue reading
June 27, 2017 in Renting | Permalink | No Comments
