Landlord / Building Owner Articles
Buying Building Insurance: More Expertise + More Options = More Savings
Chances are, you didn’t look at one house, one apartment, one condo or one co-op before you chose the place you call home. Smart owners treat homeowners insurance the same…
Landlord Liability Insurance: What NYC Landlords Need to Know
As a landlord, you’re often liable for many incidents and conditions beyond your control. Mother Nature drops a foot of snow, and someone slips and falls on the sidewalk outside…
Fall Maintenance Checklist for NYC Area Property Owners
With cooler weather approaching, it’s the perfect time to catch up on home or building maintenance before the weather gets too cold. Fall is a time for more than raking…
Should You Insist that Tenants Have Insurance? Yes!
If you’re a landlord or a member of a co-op board of directors, you have insurance to protect your building against a fire, theft or other peril. Should you insist…
The Ins and Outs of New York Area Landlord Insurance
Protecting your New York real estate investment begins with New York landlord insurance. Like your homeowners insurance, New York landlord insurance can protect you against damage to your property due…
Tenants for the Win: Keeping Score in the Landlord Business
The following article is a guest post by Janet Nina Esagoff, Esq. This past June, New York State passed a law deemed a “major step forward for tenants across New…
A Quick Guide to Fallen Trees and Insurance Claims
Your neighbor’s tree falls on your house or car. Or it’s your tree and your neighbor’s house or car. Or maybe the tree doesn’t fall, but a storm blows a…
A Guide to Landlord Property Maintenance for NYC Building Owners
There’s always a to-do list when it comes to landlord property maintenance, whether you own a multi-family brownstone in Park Slope or an apartment building in Astoria. Something always needs…
Insuring Rental Property: Factors That Affect Your Premiums
Whether you need homeowner’s insurance in Park Slope, renter’s insurance in the Bronx, or landlord insurance on the Upper East Side, insurance companies look at many of the same factors…
NYC HPD Publishes 2019 Housing Information Guide
As we’ve done previously, this article highlights updates in the latest edition of New York City's Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD)’s housing information guide, The ABCs of Housing.…