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“It doesn’t mean that they can’t be challenged again, they probably will be, but for the moment these significant challenges to rent laws are done,” said Thomas Silverstein of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not take up two lingering challenges to rent stabilization from New York City landlords, ending months of uncertainty after a broad challenge to the regime got tossed out at the beginning of October.But hinting at interest in...

 

 

 

If you are looking for rental horror stories, you need look no further than Buzzfeed and social media sites like Reddit. You'll find stories of unpaid rent, damaged apartments, unreasonable tenants, scams, and unpaid utilities and charges. No landlord or property manager wants to rent to this kind of horror-story tenant.

Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself and prevent getting into a contract with this type of person. Protect yourself by avoiding red flags on rental applications.

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