Forum Archive: Posts by: AEPE

Our tenant is requesting that we add a W/D to his apartment. How much additional rent would be reasonable to charge? Hook-ups are already there, we just need to order and install it. They pay for electricity, but we still pay for gas until we convert over a meter.

Also, do you think it is OK to have tenant pay for W/D and we will deduct a monthly amount off their rent? We are strapped for cash at this time.

We are new landlords and wonder when you expect the rent check and if you give your tenants some leeway. For example, you’d obviously like your check before the 1st of the month, but you give them until the 5th to get the check to you. Do you start reminding them on the 1st? Tell them you’ll add a fee if payment isn’t made within 24 hours? As you can probably tell, we didn’t get our rent check yet and it’s the 1st of the month. The tenants always paid before the 1st prior to this, so we’re puzzled about what to do.

Hi – we have a 1+ BR North Slope rental available immediately. Know of anyone interested?

Newly renovated, 2d floor of brownstone, lots of light, huge bathroom (ensuite), #1 bedroom fits queen-sized bed, #2 bedroom fits twin/office. $2,050 includes all utilities until meters are installed for tenant usage. Then rent decreases by $100 month. B/w 5th & 6th Avenue. Please indicate your email address and I’ll get in touch.

I have a prospective tenant for my top floor rental – a jazz pianist who plays at one of the swanky Manhattan hotels. She has a baby grand piano she would move in. The piano is set on top of carpet and she swears that she has never had a noise complaint from other tenants in her current building. She only practices in the apartment from 11-3 in the afternoons. Am I crazy for even considering this?? I’m only talking about noise at this point, sometimes I can hear people walking on the floor below me (vibration) so why am I even considering this tenant? Maybe b/c the sound of jazzy piano played well would not be so bad. What do you think?