Help. Need advice on moving to new rental in Manhattan (Hope: apartments, mover)
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We want to move to a cheaper apartment when our lease is up but the logistics may be difficult. We have to give 30 days notice to our landlord that we don't want to renew our annual lease on our apartment.
Most landlords in the city want you to move into the new apartment within 30 days at the most and will not hold an apartment. The rub is I can't even begin to look for an apartment until I've already given notice to my present landlord.
We have a 70lb dog. And while pet friendly apartments are becoming more available in this economy, they are still very difficult to find for people who have large dogs in many Manhattan neighborhoods. We are also going to try to find our new apartment on our own this time. Last time we paid an $8,000 broker fee.
So long story but how did you find a new apartment, book a mover and move in 30 days?? Any advice would be appreciated. I want to move but am nervous about doing all this in such a short time frame.
Craigslist is a good place to start. That and start combing the streets of neighborhoods within your budget for rental signs or local newspapers for that area. You might also post an ad of your owning looking for a place.
Thanks, Cool. Yes, I plan on using CL to look. There seems to be a few places that accept big dogs now. I hope this will be the case in a couple of months. Have you moved in 30 days before?
No not in NYC. The only thing I can suggest is to talk with the landlords on the level and let them know your challenges and concerns. Hopefully they are reasonable people. Just because you are not signing a lease he should be able to let you stay one more month if needed so long as he's getting paid. Tell him you'll pay him on a month by month until you can find a new place, see if he accepts.
I am going to be in the same situation, except we have 3 dogs (none of which are 70lbs, but close..) My thinking is, give the 30 days for when you want to move. If for some reason you can't find a rental, notify your landlord ASAP and tell them you can't find a place, can you still stay another month, because they're going to let you what with squatters rights, and because another guaranteed month is good for them, and so give 30 days for the following month, and so on. I'm sure you'll find a place, though!
I am going to be in the same situation, except we have 3 dogs (none of which are 70lbs, but close..) My thinking is, give the 30 days for when you want to move. If for some reason you can't find a rental, notify your landlord ASAP and tell them you can't find a place, can you still stay another month, because they're going to let you what with squatters rights, and because another guaranteed month is good for them, and so give 30 days for the following month, and so on. I'm sure you'll find a place, though!
Problem with this suggestion is that as soon as you give 30 days notice, the LL will immediately begin advertising. If it turns out that you can't find a place, and the LL has committed to a new tenant, you're screwed.
Although it has been a long time since I moved, I have certainly signed leases well more than 30 days in advance of occupancy. There are a lot of threads here about management companies that rent direct -- they have available listings on their website, and usually indicate possession date and pet policies.
Your landlord's flexibility may also depend upon what kind of building you are in, and what if anything is planned for the unit (renovations/paintings/etc) before re-renting.
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