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As Rents Soar, Tenants Battle Apartment Qualifications

Submitted by cheap bastard, Feb 15, 2007 10:47

2500/mo rent, must make roughly $120,000 a year. Frankly, I'm moving in soon and if I find out people are sleeping 3-4 to an apartment i'll have zero compunction with respect to ratting them out. These arrangements lead to lousy neighbors, period. If you cannot afford a rent, do not live there. You do not have a constitutional right to live in prime Manhattan neighborhoods. get over yourselves. That, or make more money.


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So is that actual take home pay or a person's total annual income before deductions? [MORE]

jimkk 

Feb 15, 2007 13:44

This article makes it seem that you must moake an outrageous amount more than rent. This, however compares yearly income... [MORE]

Jacob 

Feb 15, 2007 12:31

Here's a real life, bitterly painful example of how the 40x the rent rule squeezes a secret "rent increase" of... [MORE]

ANONYMOUS 

Feb 15, 2007 11:59

In Brooklyn you can usually avoid the 40x thing. In my experience I've only seen that in Manhattan. [MORE]

Arkadius 

Feb 15, 2007 11:38

2500/mo rent, must make roughly $120,000 a year. Frankly, I'm moving in soon and if I find out people are...

cheap bastard 

Feb 15, 2007 10:47

The extreme nature of the cost of living in Manhattan is not just relegated to the landlord's fees. Cheap Bastard,... [MORE]

Vassar Girl 

Feb 22, 2007 19:30

This rule is arbitrary and often discriminates against those who are retired or on some form of disability income. It... [MORE]

ANONYMOUS 

Feb 15, 2007 02:07

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