Alanna Schubach
Contributing writer
Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist. She has written about real estate for Brick Underground, Mansion Global, and Barron's. She has also contributed features, essays, and op-eds to The Nation, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Village Voice. She won a National Association of Real Estate Editors’ silver award in 2018 for her Ask an Expert column for Brick Underground. She is also a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher, and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Posts by Alanna Schubach:
Ask Sam: My landlord claims to have no record of several rent payments. How do I prove him wrong?
May 8, 2024 - 16:30 PM
A renter says their landlord has no record of some rent payments. Tenant attorney Sam Himmelstein advises the tenant on how to document their prior rent payments.
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Ask Sam: Can a landlord evict me from a rent-stabilized apartment so that his relative can move in?
April 10, 2024 - 13:30 PM
Currently, a landlord can kick rent-stabilized tenants out if they need their apartment for themselves or close relatives, but a new law proposed in the New York State Senate aims to make that more difficult.
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Ask Sam: I’m a month-to-month tenant. Can a new landlord raise the rent—and charge me retroactively?
March 28, 2024 - 10:30 AM
If you want to stay in the apartment, it may be easiest to try to come to some sort of agreement with your new landlord.
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Ask Sam: How could the 2024 election affect NYC renters?
March 13, 2024 - 14:15 PM
If more conservative-leaning Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court, that could spell trouble for rent-stabilized tenants in NYC.
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Ask Sam’s Greatest Hits
February 29, 2024 - 11:59 AM
We revisit the most popular Ask Sam columns and provide important updates.
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Ask Sam: A landlord asked me to move out earlier than I planned. Do I have to pay the full rent?
February 7, 2024 - 09:30 AM
A renter says her landlord asked her vacate earlier than expected. She wants to know if she's on the hook for the full rent. Attorney Sam Himmelstein explains why this not the case.
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