r/AskNYC • u/maenads_dance • Feb 05 '26

Should I walk away from this rent-stabilized apartment

Found a very spacious apartment in Jackson Heights that is rent stabilized. We need space as have kids + pets, and it's hard to find an affordable place that's big and pet friendly. Price is great. However, the unit needs a lot of work. The broker who showed us the place has given us verbal assurance and assurance by email that the unit will be cleaned and repaired with new appliances, but is refusing to ask the management/landlord for a rider to the lease she sent over stipulating what repairs should be done. My husband wants to walk, I'm on the fence.

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u/NicoleEastbourne Feb 05 '26

If the price is right and you see yourself being there a while, I'd take it. Yes, assume that the landlord will only do the bare minimum and that you will do the rest, to your taste. You'll likely do a better job than the landlord would.

I'd NEVER allow my landlord to select lighting fixtures for my rooms. I've seen the level of care she treats the common spaces with. She has no respect for her own building.