All Posts Tagged With: "landlord"
Another Terrible, Discriminatory Craig’s List Ad of the Month
(post by BT) You can’t make this stuff up. The style, the grammar, the detail, the run-ons, the discriminatory statements! Check out this terrible for rent by owner ad we’ve found the other day on Craig’s List in NYC:
“4 family home 1 bedrm for rent available oct 1st 1150 rent heat hot water included express [...]
8 Types of NYC’s Landlords: A Question Renters Should Ask
(post by BT) Next time you are renting an apartment in NYC and decide to work with a Realtor to find your dream apartment (well, a dream rental – a short-term dream) then consider asking the following to your list of questions about the place…. What category does the landlord/owner fall into?
Here are eight types [...]
Rent By-owner Ad on Craig’s List
(post by BT) This ad appeared on New York Craig’s List in July (we noticed it on July 22, 2008):
“THIS 2 BEDROOM APT. OFFERS A BRAND NEW BATHROOM EQUIPPED WITH ULTRA MODERN CORNER SPA TUB, AND SEPARATE SHOWER. BRAND NEW KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTERS AND BACKSPLASH. LAMINATE FLOORING THROUGHOUT. EXCELLENT LOCATION, WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPS [...]
Illegal Basement Apartment: No Lease, No Rights, No More Mr. Nice Landlord
(post by BT) Two weeks ago a neighbor near my office came in and asked if I can give him some advice about his “situation”. His landlord is selling the house he’s renting and he has to get out. His concern was that the owner wanted him out within 3 weeks and he did [...]
18May2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedNasty Commercial Tenant: Get the Key, Listing Is Yours
(post by BT) I happened to be waiting for an agent in my office down the block from his house. While sitting in my car I noticed a store for rent by owner. Suddenly, in front of me a car pulls up and my realtor instinct kicks in. I know right away [...]
12May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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