If it sells, the new owners should honor the terms of your lease UNLESS they are planning to occupy your unit themselves. If that is the case, I believe they do not have to wait until the end of your lease. Once there is a serious buyer, you may want to try to find out their intentions. Keep a good relationship with your landlord so that he will keep you up-dated. The whole process could easily take longer than your lease has left. If it does, try to get your landlord to let you sign another year's lease(another good reason to stay on good terms with your landlord....)

Posted by: plger at October 9, 2007 8:30 PM in response to Rental legal question

In response to 9:24, my last landlord gave us a renewal on our lease as the building was on the market to offer us a degree of security. I guess it just depends on what kind of person your landlord is and the history you have with him/her. As to 10:03, I certainly may be wrong. It's what I have been told by friends who have had their buildings sold. I would love to know what other folks have heard regarding owner-occupation rights in NYC.

Posted by: plger at October 10, 2007 1:02 AM in response to Rental legal question

I did a bunch of research a couple of years ago. I have no idea if these all still exist, but here are some that I found(they're in relatively near neighborhoods...):

1. Bed and Breakfast Marisa phone/fax(718)399-9535 cell(917)865-7428
contact: Billy Tashman jupti@hotmail.com
288 Park Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11238
*children welcome
www.brooklynbedandbreakfast.net

2. Garden Green phone(718)783-5717 fax(718)638-7854
641 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238
Rooms: 2 guest rooms and 1 guest apt
*children 7 and older welcome
www.virtualcities.com/ons/ny/n/nyn7601.htm

3. Regina’s B and B phone(718)834-9253 fax(718)834-1298
16 Ft. Greene Pl., Brooklyn, NY remanski@earthlink.net
Rooms: 6 guest rooms
www.bandb.about.com/cs/findnewyork/a/brooklyn.htm

4. Saints and Sinners B and B phone(718)855-9614
contact: Frances
54 Strong Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11231
Rooms: 2 double rooms, 1 single room

5. Baisley House B and B phone(718)935-1959
294 Hoyt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231
Rooms: 2 double rooms, 1 single room

6. Angelique B and B phone(718)852-8406 or (718)923-0060
405 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 sspoerri@citilink.net
Rooms: 6 guest rooms
*children welcome
www.bedandbreakfast.com/brooklyn-new-york.html

7. Nia-Yoga Bed and Breakfast phone(718)965-2355
604 5th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
Room: 1 guest room
sqlblue2.cul.columbia.edu/jim/nia-yoga_bed_and_breakfast.htm
*there is no www in this website address

8. Akwaaba Mansion phone(718)455-5958
347 MacDonough, Brooklyn, NY 11233
Rooms: 4 guest rooms
www.akwaaba.com

Good Luck!

Posted by: plger at October 25, 2007 5:34 PM in response to Affordable Hotel or B&B near Ft. Greene

We got "serious" in Dec. '06.(We had been to our first ever open house in Dec.'05) We made 30-40 appointments to look at 2 families in about 7 different neighborhoods plus went to tons of open houses from Dec. '06 until March '07. We saw the house we wanted in April, put in a bid(slightly below asking), went into contract in May and closed in mid-June. It was the only place we both loved and we still love it. We investigated a lot of neighborhoods and ended up in Prospect-Lefferts Garden which I knew very little about when we started the whole process. Maybe there are neighborhoods you haven't explored that could be right for you. I think luck plays a bit part--right place/right time/right house. Good luck!

Posted by: plger at November 5, 2007 7:03 PM in response to How long did it take you to find the right house?

I moved to PLG from PS. There are obviously not as many shops/restaurants her in PLG. However, I now own my own home and that is a fabulous thing. Due to the difficulty of finding parking spaces, I walk all over PLG and LM at all hours and I have never had a problem. The HOTD looks gorgeous and I'm sure that someone is going to be delighted to have it. Some of us would just really rather have our own building than continue to live in apartment-style co-ops/condos. I'm really happy to be in a neighborhood where you can still buy a house for under a million(not this house, of course, but there still are some.) I enjoyed my 10 years in PS too--it really is possible to like both neighborhoods.

Posted by: plger at November 8, 2007 11:16 PM in response to House of the Day: 49 Rutland Road

Serious answer: no.

Posted by: plger at November 22, 2007 8:20 PM in response to House of the Day: 325 East 17th Street

in response to guest 3:34, i think that street parking is pretty tough in plg. when i return home later in the evening, i frequently spend a long time looking for parking. i think you could do quite well renting out the garage spaces and saving someone the headache of endless circling....

Posted by: plger at June 6, 2008 1:41 PM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

I was evicted,because.Of a late payment notice.although I had my money that same day.I fail to deliver to the office box on time.Now!as Iexplained to them what happen.I had to sign a 2 month Addenum contract.From march 10th to april 30th.Which was the last day of my original lease.Even if, I was being evicted.And,had to sign an addenum lease,for 2 months and unable to give enough time to write a letter.To move on. For automactic renewal,which is 60 day's.Am, I liable for that renewal

Posted by: guest at April 17, 2008 7:11 PM in response to Rental legal question

I was evicted,because.Of a late payment notice.although I had my money that same day.I fail to deliver to the office box on time.Now!as Iexplained to them what happen.I had to sign a 2 month Addenum contract.From march 10th to april 30th.Which was the last day of my original lease.Even if, I was being evicted.And,had to sign an addenum lease,for 2 months and unable to give enough time to write a letter.To move on. For automactic renewal,which is 60 day's.Am, I liable for that renewal

Posted by: guest at April 17, 2008 7:13 PM in response to Rental legal question

The garages are easy cash (unlike the doctor's office, IMO)
You can get at least $200 a month for each place. So all three might be worth tacking on $100K to the pricetag of the house.

Posted by: guest at June 6, 2008 2:21 PM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

PLGer is correct you can rent out those garages. You can get $250 a month for each of the garages you choose to rent out. Maybe more actually.

Someone said:
"I know nothing about the market for doctors offices but I would assume any professional would want a space that was renovated, which this definitely isn't.
Nothing against this (very nice!) house, but that would be another potentially major expense added on to an already top-of-the-market pricetag."

I have never heard of the landlord doing the buildout on a commercial office rental. The tenant does it. It's standard practice. Obviously the nicer the space is to start the more easy it is to rent out, but as the owner you don't do the renovation of the office, the doctor does.

Posted by: guest at June 6, 2008 2:22 PM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

RE: "plger's" comment about the ease (or lack thereof) of parking; it seems to me that it's quite easy until about 10PM, much harder later.

Posted by: Bob Marvin at June 6, 2008 2:25 PM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

Thank you everyone for your insight.

2:21, how does $200 per month on a garage (lets assume $600 per month on all three) translate to 100K extra on the price tag?

Posted by: mkop at June 7, 2008 12:12 AM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

When our friends come here by car they always find parking right in front of our house or on our street. Either daytime or early evenings. I don't think it's as much a problem as some make it out to be. But if I ever owned a car I'd still gladly rent a garage from a neighbor, simply for the convenience. It's not the parking that'd be a pain for me but the moving of the car for street cleaning. I'd rather park it and forget about it for days or weeks at a time.

Posted by: guest at June 7, 2008 11:41 AM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

My experience parking in PLG is that it can be very challenging in the Flatbush to Bedford blocks due to the large apt buildings at the Flatbush corners. Those who live in the blocks between Bedford and Rogers seem to have an easier time parking. The garages attached to tis property would be a breeze to rent out and $200 seems a safe number, tho one might get above that.

Posted by: guest at June 7, 2008 11:14 PM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?

I'd even pay $250 a month for a parking space so close to my house. Some might pay more.

I think the garage not far from here on Flatbush and Midwood (where the PLG Zip Car pickup/dropoff is located) is $300 a month for parking for private cars.

Posted by: guest at June 8, 2008 12:39 PM in response to How Much is Commercial Space Worth?