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ditmarsman
in Landlord 11 years and 6 months ago
Online rent collection
Anyone have any good experience or suggestions for collecting rent online or affordable lockbox type solution? I’ve been having tenants deposit the rent to a…
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ermagod
in Landlord 11 years and 6 months ago
Rules or Formulas for New Rent Upon Vacancy Decontrol?
A few weeks ago one of our rent **control** tenants passed away at the ripe old age of 94\. I just spent a couple of…
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greencat
in Landlord 12 years and 3 months ago
Tenant asking for rent deduction
Hi everyone, On Monday PM we heard from our tenants that there was no hot water. We had someone out the next morning in the…
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nwilcke
in Landlord 11 years and 8 months ago
Need advice from other landlords re: tenant turnover
Hi, fellow landlords: I own a 3 family house and live abroad, so I rely on tenants to act as supers. I have a consistent…
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schoopster
in Landlord 11 years and 11 months ago
Existing Air Conditioners
When my tenants moved into my co-op there was an old but working air conditioner in the living room I said I’d leave for them…
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starfish11040
in Landlord 13 years and 2 months ago
Tenant paying rent using someone else's check - should I accept it?
I have a stabilized low-rent tenant who is sending me a rent check written by this friend of his from the friend’s checking account. It’s…
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helenwaite
in Landlord 11 years and 9 months ago
Rent Refund for Early Move-out at LL's Request?
We paid our final month in full but hustled to move out a week early in order to accommodate our Landlord’s requests. We got our…
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no-permits
in Landlord 13 years ago
Financing for an SRO?
Does anyone know a lender who will do an SRO? I’ve tried all the local commercial banks, spoken to mortgage brokers and have come up…
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dawnc
in Landlord 11 years and 10 months ago
Renter's fee in self managed co-op ?
We are a self managed 8 unit co-op that relies on it occupants to share the workload of maintaining the building. As more owners cease…
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m926bk
in Landlord 11 years and 11 months ago
Renters Rights in a Market Rate Apartment (Notice)
Backstory: For three years, I have rented a unit from a shareholder in a co-op. The leases were pretty standard-looking one year leases, although there…
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zlt99
in Landlord 11 years and 11 months ago
Changing Name on Lease
We have a two family house; we live in one unit and we rent the other unit. We had 2 people living in our rental.…
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madstuy
in Landlord 12 years ago
Lease non renewal
Hello all, A quick question. I own a 3 family in BedStuy. At the end of one of my tenant’s lease, I would like to…
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woodjem
in Landlord 12 years and 2 months ago
Tenant responsibility for notifying us of damage?
My wife and I had a tenant in our 3rd floor apartment for a little over a year. She just moved out, and when checking…
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rd684
in Landlord 12 years and 3 months ago
Greenwood Cemetery Cherry Blossom Alert
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/5180f0f9098cb-.jpg A friendly heads up to nature lovers and photogrpahers, the cherry blossoms in Geenwood Cemetery are at their absolute peak and it’s stunning. As…
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elm_bk
in Landlord 12 years and 3 months ago
fabric mulch cover all over my yard - what to do?
Hi – we moved in to a house over the summer and are just now getting to the backyard. There seems to be a layer…
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nancy sullivqn
in Landlord 12 years and 3 months ago
Fill Soil Available - FREE (South Slope)
About 2-3 yards (cubic yards) of soil fill to be used as construction fill. NOT suitable for gardening or planting. You must pick it all…
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andecross
in Landlord 12 years and 3 months ago
Restaurant with garden, liquor, and late hours going in right under my bedroom window
I moved into an apartment on Franklin Ave a year ago, and its great. While it can be loud in the front of the apartment…
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adamg
in Landlord 12 years and 5 months ago
Are you looking for a tenant for your rental unit?
Just a laid back and respectful young married couple of non-smokers with great credit and no pets desperate for a home in your (or your…
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