An article in this week’s City section looks at the leap of faith many New Yorkers take when they decide to sublet their apartments. Aside from questions of legality (some renters face eviction if they don’t fork over part of the sublet money to landlords), there is, of course, always the possibility that subletters are going to trash your space—and there’ll be no way of recouping the loss. It’s actually like the wild, wild West out there, said Alan Goldberg, a Manhattan lawyer who specializes in landlord-tenant law. There’s no protection. People are getting burned. It’s a perennial New York question: Is subletting a recipe for easy cash, or does it amount to playing with fire? Any nightmare experiences that readers have had?
Handing Over the Keys, Fingers Crossed [NY Times]