All Forum Posts by: Ryan Brown

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.

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New York City, New York

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?

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New York City, New York

Quote from @Richard F.:

Aloha,

Just contact your local building permits office. Take THEM photos.

Hey Richard. Yes, I took multiple photos and contacted them. Thanks!

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New York City, New York

Quote from @Matt Devincenzo:

Ask them for a copy of the agreement with the previous owner to start. If they did get permission then legally they are in the right here, and your recourse is with the seller who should have told you about this agreement. Agreement/contracts/easement like this typically 'run with the land' meaning when you as an owner sell, the buyer inherits that obligation. If they can't provide that proof then your recourse is a lawsuit.

Either way I'd start looking for an atty since you may need to have them legally served to stop any additional work while this winds through the legal system.

I was told by a valuable source that they got a verbal agreement to do something totally different, not to put up a wall attaching the properties.
Does anyone know of any affordable lawyers or pro bono lawyers that can assist me with this matter?

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New York City, New York

Quote from @Colleen F.:

@Ryan Brown so they built a wall attaching to your house? Post a picture because it is hard to envision stucco going to the roof. You may have to get a lawyer and take them to court. Are you completely sure of the property line.

Yes, they built a wall attaching to my house. I don’t want to attach an image on here because it’s something that may have to go to court. And I got a survey that clearly shows there on my property.

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New York City, New York

Good morning all,

Forgive me, this may be a long post since there’s a lot going on. I bought my property fully detached but the new built building next door put up stucco between our properties. It starts from the ground, going up to the roof, goes towards the back of the roof, going back down to the ground in the backyard. Basically enclosing the space in between our properties. Also, the stucco they put up crosses over to my property line.

They basically attached themselves to my property without my consent. I can no longer go to the back from that side of my house because of this stucco that they put up. They said they had an agreement with the previous owner but I’m the current owner.

I was trying to be a respectful neighbor and contact that building’s owner to have them take the stucco down and the owner said “no”.

I’m beyond frustrated and seeking help from all avenues. You can’t just attach to people’s homes without their consent. Does anyone have any idea what I can do to have them remove this attachment to my property so that my home is fully detached again?

Looking forward to replies,
Thank you

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New York City, New York

Thank you Andrew for sharing. I’m so grateful for this information. Can you share what company/companies you currently lease to. Or what do you even type in google? I’m having a pretty tough time finding companies I can lease my units to. If you could do that I’d really appreciate it. Thanks for your answer though, have a blessed day!

Quote from @Andrew Jennings Freerks:

I second Evan's response. I have leased units to corporations in the past, and currently still do on some of my units in the Bronx. Depending on the corporation it could be a solid way to limit vacancy and PM. I make sure the company has a long history in the area and that they have solid funding. A landlord I know leased to a local non-profit that lost their funding, and thus he had to evict the corporation and their tenants. But I have only had good experiences.

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New York City, New York

WOW Evan, thank you for the insight! Definitely learned a lot from your reply. I will certainly do more research on that. Thanks a bunch and God bless!

Quote from @Evan Polaski:

What kind of company are you talking about?

I know of some companies that will sign a corporate lease on a block of market rate apartments within a complex, to then sublease to students. They are basically a "student housing" company that offers their clients (the students) more housing options.

Depending on the financial strength of the company, you could be more likely to get paid, or less likely. A company is just that. If they are not turning a profit, they vacate and say "sue us". A true tenant is at least fighting for their ability to have shelter.

Also, presumably that company will ultimately be putting someone in the unit, which you may have no control over, since you leased to the company. And while they may pay, their tenant may become a nuisance for the entire building, causing your other tenants to become more work and less likely to renew.

Just a few things to think about.

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New York City, New York

Good morning everyone! I have a multifamily property in the Bronx, NY and curious if anyone has rented out their units to a company. What are the pros, cons, etc.?

I see it as a safe alternative than renting to tenants with vouchers who may decide not to pay.

Curious on your thoughts and God bless!

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New York City, New York

Quote from @Ali L.:

@Ryan Brown Try calling NYCHA to see if they have info. I know they just launched an emergency voucher program for special cases. Also try to make contact with Case Managers at local shelters.

Thanks for the response Alice! Will look into that

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New York City, New York

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