Rebecca Baird Remba

1 month ago | perenews.com | Rebecca Baird Remba

As high interest rates, depressed values and fluctuating markets continue to squeeze investors, real estate secondaries is flourishing.

Dec 4, 2024 | brickunderground.com | Rebecca Baird Remba

Can my landlord add a lease rider to legally prevent me from charging my e-bike in my rent-stabilized apartment? Lease renewals are guaranteed for rent-stabilized tenants, and the terms of your lease have to remain the same from year to year, unless there's a new law that authorizes a landlord to make changes, said Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge, an attorney and founder of Outerbridge Law who represents residential landlords, tenants and condo owners.

Nov 26, 2024 | brickunderground.com | Rebecca Baird Remba

What would happen if my New York City landlord found out about my portable washer, which is banned by a rider in the lease for my rent-stabilized apartment? If your landlord decides they want to enforce the terms of the rider, the first step will involve mailing a notice to cure-which means you have an opportunity to resolve the condition that violates the lease. The notice will offer you 10 days to fix the problem, plus an extra five days if the notice is mailed.

Oct 15, 2024 | brickunderground.com | Rebecca Baird Remba

My apartment is rent stabilized because my landlord received a 421a tax break. How do I figure out when my rent stabilization ends? A growing group of New York City tenants benefit from a 1970s-era tax exemption program called 421a, which allows landlords to get tax breaks for up to 30 years in exchange for providing rent-stabilized apartments. But there's a catch for tenants-rent stabilization only lasts as long as the tax break is in effect.

Sep 30, 2024 | brickunderground.com | Rebecca Baird Remba

I'm not paying rent to force my landlord to make repairs. How do I avoid getting in trouble with the law? Renters struggling to get their landlords to make major repairs often feel they only have one real option: not paying rent. This is a last resort for tenants facing major housing violations-lack of heat, hot water or cooking gas, broken windows or doors, large holes in the floor, or major mold problems.