QI have a rent-stabilized tenant who installed a washing machine years ago. I just became aware of it when I was in her apartment for another reason. The tenant's original lease specifies that washing machines are not allowed. Can I officially ask...
Q I have a recently deregulated apartment. Is there any DHCR policy or other sort of agency determination guiding how much additional security deposit an owner can charge a tenant for a deregulated apartment?
If you have a tenant who is a military service member and needs to terminate a lease due to military orders for relocation, you should return any prepaid rent and security deposits due...
Make sure nothing in your lease requires rent-stabilized tenants to pay their rent in advance. For example, if you require prospective tenants to pay a year's rent in advance, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) may consider the rent paid to be a rent overcharge.
QI have a rent-stabilized building, and some of my tenants are are renting out their bedrooms to tourists. In effect, they are running a bed-and-breakfast business. What actions can I take to make them stop? Can I evict them?
If a tenant asks you for permission to install DirecTV, you may not deny the tenant the right to have the system installed, provided that all of the parties comply with the statutory requirements.
QA tenant on the ground floor of my building keeps complaining about mice. I have had an exterminator visit every month, and he will continue to visit. However, she is the only tenant who complains of rodents, and the exterminator has told me, and her...
QIs an owner violating the Rent Stabilization Code by doing a background check before adding someone to the lease agreement and/or before issuing keys? Also, is the owner allowed to charge a vacancy increase by adding someone to the lease other than...
QThere is a vacant rent-stabilized apartment in my building. I am considering renting it to a friend. The friend has agreed to give up the apartment when I want it back and is willing to sign a lease that says that the tenant agrees not to be entitled...
QOne of my rent-stabilized tenants has been illegally subletting his apartment to someone for about five months. The tenant informed the subtenant that he was moving back to live in Algeria. When I found out about the situation, I gave the subtenant...
