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The Elevator Is Constantly Out of Order. Can I Break My Lease?
The New York Times By Anna Kod Older adults have special rights when it comes to renting apartments in New York. One (or more) of them may apply to you. Q: My husband and I moved into a seventh-floor rental apartment in a prewar building in Riverdale last fall. The building has one elevator, which was replaced just a few years ago, but it has been breaking down at least once a week since December.
My Landlord Lives Below Me and Hates Noise. What Should I Do?
2023-04-15 09:00:10 The New York Times By Anna Kod Establishing whether noise is legally excessive or unreasonable is the landlords responsibility. So is making a quieter building. Q: My roommate and I live on the third floor of a three-story walk-up in Brooklyn. Our landlord and his family live on the second floor.
Whats Fueling Mushroom Mania in Dcor?
The New York Times By Anna Kod As mushrooms become more prominent in nearly all spheres of modern life including wellness, pop culture and cuisine theyre also becoming sought-after motifs in interior design. Jayna Roy wanted her newborn daughter to dream of mushrooms. Since she couldnt take her baby on foraging trips, she decided to do the next best thing: turn her nursery into a mushroom-themed, cottagecore haven.
Their Retirement Plan Did Not Include Being Forced to Sell Their Condo
2023-02-24 12:25:07 The New York Times By Anna Kod An investor-owner took over a condo board, terminated a condo declaration and is now requiring a couple to sell their condo in what one expert called a private form of eminent domain. In 1992, Howard Fellman bought a condo in Boca Raton, Fla., for $65,000. And after he met his wife, Melissa Sobel, just a few years later, the couple made the condo their first home together.
Is Your Smart Home Controlling You?
2023-02-17 10:00:32 The New York Times By Anna Kod The proliferation of devices creates more opportunities for people to lose access or power over aspects of the home. On the first night in his new home, Clint Basinger was unpacking a few stray boxes in the living room, when out of nowhere at around midnight, he heard a voice echoing down the hallway from the other side of the house. Good night, the voice said. Its bedtime. Then, he heard the sound of locks clicking.
The Apartment Building Next Door Wont Shut Up!
2023-01-28 15:00:02 The New York Times By Anna Kod When the building itself is making noise, its not as simple as telling it to quiet down. Q: An apartment tower near me has some sort of loose machinery, perhaps in a rooftop elevator shaft, that makes a clanking noise all day long. Its loud enough to wake me up at night. Ive left messages with the buildings management, but theyve gone unanswered.
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