If you’ve been struggling to pay the rent on your New York City apartment or end your lease because of the pandemic and fear being dragged into court, you may be relieved to know that attorneys say landlords are increasingly willing to negotiate a deal and avoid going to court.
“Tenants are in a better position than they were three or four months ago,” says Sam Himmelstein, a tenant attorney with the law firm Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph (and a Brick Underground sponsor).
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