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  • Rentals
    Square Footage
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    Is it common for brokers to exaggerate square footage on rentals? This may sound silly but I was originally looking to buy and it seemed like the square foot numbers...
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  • Rentals
    Leasing a condo
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    We are renting a condo from a private owner in a long established building. We used a broker. Here's a clause in the lease: Increase in Common Charges and Real...
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  • Rentals
    Broker's Fee Tax-Deductible for Renter??
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    Does anybody know anything about a broker's fee (in a rental context) being tax-deductible (for the tenant, not the landlord)? A broker is telling me that any fee we...
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  • Rentals
    Rent Stabilized Bldgs & Opt-Out Clauses
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    I am looking to negotiate an opt-out clause with a new rental. (For those that don't know, opt-out clauses are an early termination clause, under which by giving the...
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  • Rentals
    Broker's Fee Tax-Deductible for Renter??
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    Does anybody know anything about a broker's fee (in a rental context) being tax-deductible (for the tenant, not the landlord)? A broker is telling me that any fee we...
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  • Rentals
    1 Br in Yorkville
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    I am debating whether or not to stay in a 1 Bedroom in the Yorkville area. The building is not in great shape and the apt features are pretty old. It is around East...
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  • Rentals
    September market
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    Will the September market leases for 1 BR on the UES or UWS be even lower than what they currently are? I am debating whether or not to move from my current apt.
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