2022
- November 2022
Ask Sam: I checked my apartment’s rent history and I think it was illegally de-stabilized. What do I do?
- October 2022
A landlord wants to see six months rent in my savings account. Is this normal?
- October 2022
Ask Sam: Our landlord wants to use a small room in our apartment as a separate rental. Is this legal?
- October 2022
Is my landlord responsible for cleaning up a storm-related sewer backup?
- October 2022
I’m moving out and my landlord asked me to sign a release form. What’s the deal?
- October 2022
My landlord is demolishing our building. Is he allowed to evict me, and can I get a buyout?
- September 2022
Can My Landlord Charge for Spare Keys?
- August 2022
Ask Sam: If I become disabled, can I be moved to a ground floor unit and keep my rent-stabilized status?
- August 2022
Want that rent-stabilized apartment? You may need to win a broker fee bidding war
- August 2022
Ask Sam: What are a landlord’s responsibilities when elevators are out of service for upgrades?
- August 2022
It Was 20 Years Ago Today: Reflections on 20 Years as a Tenant Attorney
- August 2022
Want that rent-stabilized apartment? You may need to win a broker fee bidding war
- August 2022
Soufer v. Sprague (Civ Ct, NY Co)(Tenant’s time to appeal did not start to run where notice of entry was served without a copy of the decision stamped “entered”)
- July 2022
Relief Eludes Many Renters as Fed Raises Interest Rates
- June 2022
HMGJLAW partner David Hershey-Webb wins for Upper West Side elderly tenants
- June 2022
How Do I Force My Unresponsive Landlord to Make Needed Repairs?
- June 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: My landlord won’t renew my lease. I think he’s retaliating against me, but how do I prove it?
- June 2022
My landlord wants me to vacate for a ‘bank inspection.’ Does this mean he’s planning to sell?
- May 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: What’s happening with Good Cause eviction legislation? Is it likely to pass Albany?
- May 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: Our landlord won’t renew our lease and we think it’s because we have a kid. What can we do?
- February 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: 11 things NYC landlords are required to provide, and 11 they’re not that might surprise you
- February 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: Our landlord misled us about a flood. How can we protect our place?
- February 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: 3 reasons why your lease would not be renewed for a rent-stabilized apartment
- February 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: What are my rights as a NYC renter in a market-rate apartment?
- January 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Ask Sam: I owe six months of back rent. What happens now that evictions are allowed in NYC?
- January 2022
In the latest Ask Sam column in Brick Underground Samuel Himmelstein discuss the question: What is a ‘horizontal multiple dwelling,’ and is it rent stabilized?
- January 2022
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in the Brick Underground article: Only one of the rooms in my rental has a radiator. Brr! Is this legal?