Some owners in Queens and Brooklyn get a one-page monthly report with three numbers on it: rent collected, expenses and what was wired to them. If your report looks like...
New York City’s heating season runs from October 1 through May 31, and steam radiators are a common source of tenant complaints when they leak, corrode, or fail to operate...
Hiring a property manager is a big step for any New York City owner. The management agreement is the document that sets the rules for that relationship. It explains what...
For Flatbush owners, the lead-paint deadline is a near-term building-operations issue. The neighborhood has extensive pre-1960 multifamily housing, including smaller rent-stabilized properties where apartment turnover and maintenance work can create...
Older apartment buildings are common in Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, and Prospect Heights. Renovating them can involve constraints that do not arise in the same way in new construction, from...
If you own rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, the rent history on file with New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) matters. Many people still call the agency...
The September 1, 2026 deadline for New York City’s annual HPD property registration has passed. For owners in Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, and throughout Brooklyn, the next step is to correct the...
Picking a tenant is a big call for any owner. In New York City it's also heavily regulated. Fair housing law, source-of-income protections and the Fair Chance Housing Law all...
New York City’s Local Law 23 of 2026, known as the “Cool Homes for All Act,” creates a legal right to cooling in tenant-occupied dwellings. The law applies to many...
