All Forum Posts by: Ryan Brown

Good morning all,
I’m a landlord in New York City and would like to know how to move forward if tenants are damaging the apartment.

As the landlord, I understand that if the stove stops working I have to get it repaired or changed but what if the damage isn’t natural? For example, a broken fridge door, broken window, holes in walls…Normally I would repair it but what if it’s becoming a constant thing?

Do I have to repair it no matter what? Is there a number of times I repair it and then increase the rent a specific amount to cover the repair bills. Please help because this is becoming unbearable, thanks.

Good morning,

So in my lease I have it say “The Tenant will be allowed to have visitors for a maximum of 14 days ONLY with consent from the landlord. If the Tenant’s visitors stay outside of the 14 days; Tenant will be charged an additional $70 every 14 days that the Tenant’s guests are staying in the unit.” How do I enforce this clause in my lease?

My tenants have a family member who is temporarily staying with them who are NOT on the lease. I said no problem? Pointed out the clause in my lease and they have been paying it for a little bit. It’s been a few months now and I’m constantly telling my tenants that I didn’t receive payment. Their response is always, “oh I forgot, I’ll pay today”, but they never do.

I’m an extremely reasonable landlord and it’s starting to feel like they’re taking advantage.

 Basically my question is what can I do? What are my options? Please assist because I’m getting really annoyed and this is not right.

Good afternoon everyone,

I am a landlord in New York City, and I installed mini splits into each unit in my multifamily property. Also, in my lease for tenants, it states that the tenants are responsible for paying for heat utility.

In New York City between the months of October and May, landlords have to have to keep the heat a certain temperature.

My question is, am I still responsible for keeping the temperature at a specific number if I placed mini splits in each unit and that my lease says that the tenant(s) are responsible for paying the heat utility?

Looking forward to your replies, and thank you in advance

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Good evening,

I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their window air conditioning.

The problem is that the window guards are not allowing the air conditioners to be installed. What options do I have to help my tenants to have some type or relief from the upcoming hot temperatures?

Looking forward to your replies.

Thank you in advance for all the advice/tips.

P.S. Attached is a photo of the window guard

 They can get one of the portable air conditioners that do not extend out past the window.

Thank you for the tip. I have another question. 

In New York City, it’s the law to have window guards for an apartment if a child below the age of 10 is living there.

Is taking out the window guard and screwing in the air conditioner in replacement of the window guards an option?

Good evening,

I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their window air conditioning.

The problem is that the window guards are not allowing the air conditioners to be installed. What options do I have to help my tenants to have some type or relief from the upcoming hot temperatures?

Looking forward to your replies.

Thank you in advance for all the advice/tips.

P.S. Attached is a photo of the window guard

Good evening all, minor question. I’m a landlord and my tenant is asking if I can change the shower head in the bathroom.

Nothing is currently wrong with the shower head, she just wants it changed to a detachable shower head. Is it my responsibility to change that shower head?

My partner told me if nothing is wrong with the shower head then I don’t have to pay for a new shower head. He also said if the tenant wants a new one, they should buy it and I will be responsible for installing it for them.

Can any other professionals confirm this?

Looking forward to your replies, thank you.

Good evening, I’m a landlord and considering tenants from section 8 and city fheps. I’m building out my lease and curious if I can put this in there.

The Tenant will be allowed to have visitors for a maximum of 14 days ONLY with consent from the landlord. If the Tenant’s visitors stay outside of the 14 days; Tenant will be charged an additional $50 every 14 days that the Tenant’s guests are staying in the unit.

Is this legal for me to do this?