FAQ

What’s the difference between a lease break & sublet?

You’ve signed a lease with your landlord but prior to the end of the lease, you need to move. What do you do!? This is when the important topic of a lease break and sublet come into play. While...

What is Section 8?

Section 8 is a term most of us have heard being thrown around in conversation or mentioned on the news. The Section 8 program, also known as Housing Choice Voucher program, is a national rental housing assistance program in...

Can I rent an apartment with a bad credit score?

Do you have a credit score lower than 650? Have you ever gotten denied for rental applications? Renting can be incredibly challenging when you have a bad credit score. From a landlord’s perspective, a bad credit score usually means...

Should I Get Renters Insurance?

Renters insurance is a self-explanatory concept, but is several confusing specifics. Some renters may wonder if they need a policy when renting an apartment, especially in an unpredictable area like New York City. Renters insurance is not always mandatory,...

What’s the Difference Between a Prewar and Postwar Apartment?

In New York City and other older cities across the country, there are various ways to describe apartment buildings. One of the most common differences between prewar and postwar apartments is classified when the building finished construction. Some renters...

Can my landlord evict me?

One constant that all renters must deal with is a landlord. Most of the time, landlords are good and honest people, but sometimes, they are not. Let’s say you and a landlord have been having disagreements and they say...