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NYC-based startup aims to replace security deposits with monthly fee

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Finding that perfect New York City apartment can be tough, but pulling together all of that cash for the security deposit can be even tougher. A brand new startup, Rhino, wants to help renters throughout this process by eliminating security deposits. Instead, through the firm, renters would pay a monthly fee, starting at $19 (h/t Crain’s).

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Rent Stabilization Demystified: Know the Rules, Your Rights, and if You’re Getting Cheated

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In New York City there are currently about one million rent stabilized apartments–about 47 percent of the city’s rental units. So why is it so hard to snag one? What are the benefits of having one (other than affordable rent, of course)? According to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board nearly 250,000 rental units have lost the protections of rent regulation since 1994. Why are we “losing” so many of them?

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Real Estate Wire: Brooklyn Lyceum Sells at Auction; Kiefer Sutherland’s Former Village Townhouse Lists Again for $20M

A new type of post-recession real estate fraud is wreaking havoc on Brooklyn neighborhoods like Canarsie, East New York, and Cypress Hills. [Brooklyn Brief]
Landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum sells at auction for $7.6 million. [Brownstoner]
Appraiser Jonathan Miller looks at what would happen if we eliminated rent regulation. [Bloomberg]
Kiefer Sutherland’s former Steven Gambrel-designed Greenwich Village townhouse is back on the market for $20 million. [Curbed]
Certain prominent apartment buildings are dominated by pieds-à-terre. [NYT]

Images: Brooklyn Lyceum via Brooklyn Relics (L); Kiefer Sutherland’s former home at 763 Greenwich Street via Urban Compass (R)