The lease requires that the restaurant be called Fraunces Tavern, but the landlord retains all claims on the "Fraunces Tavern" trademark.
The landlord Benoit retains his old profession as Benny, as does the philosopher Colline, who teaches at MIT under the name of Tom Collins and is black and gay.
The landlord should retain an attorney in this type of case.
If the unit stands vacant for one month after you move out, the landlord may retain a portion of your deposit equal to the amount of that month's rent.
Ms. Hughes spoke about the group's history of organizing rent strikes, working with the police and residents to limit drug dealing, and helping persuade landlords to retain tenants who receive public assistance.
Such "partial interest" deals, as they are known, are becoming more common in Manhattan, as they allow landlords to retain some control over properties that might otherwise revert to lenders through default and foreclosure when the final, balloon mortgage payment comes due.
Renters are dehumanized, reduced to line items in the balance sheets of landlords who retain absolute, suffocating power over them, controlling where they'll rest their heads on a given night.
She told us that while PoundPub had only launched two weeks ago, before that its name was the Old Isaacs and it had retained its landlord and all of its regular drinkers.
Selling homes at a huge discount means that lucky buyers can cash in just a few years later and the economic benefit of years of high-quality maintenance goes to one private owner rather than being retained by the landlord who has invested over the years.
Photos or notes you take should be jointly approved by the landlord and all tenants, with separate copies retained by both parties.
A "Since a landlord is under no legal obligation to return the deposit until such time as the lease expires and all occupants have vacated the space," said Lucas Ferrara, a Manhattan real estate lawyer, "the letter writer's landlord generally may rightfully retain the deposit until the apartment is vacated".
