http://greenlandlord.com I am a new landlord trying to deal with the troubles of property ownership in the Big Apple and trying to do things in an environmentally sustainable manner Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:14:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Usually in January, it's a matter of thermal underwear, tshirts, sweaters, and jackets. A couple days ago I got a call complaining that the heat hasn't turned on. I called my super who replied "Yeah man, the heat doesn't come on when it's 60 degrees outside." That makes sense, i ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=21 And I appreciate it. http://greenlandlord.com/?p=15 I love hardwood, I have to say. I've given up carpeting since moving out of the suburbs and I'm never going back (to either suburbs or carpeting). Well, the question of what kind of an environmental impact our hardwood has is addressed at treehugger today. I personally advocate Smith & Fong's ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=18 Every once in a while it still amazes me that people are arguing against the existence of climate change. Besides today's article about global warming causing a lack of snow in ski towns the proof is in my keyspan energy bill. My energy use for the boiler is down from ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=17 Ok well, about a week ago, i got a call saying there was a problem with a toilet and i should fix it. I come over and find that one of the metal bolts holding the basin to the base was rusted out or the rubber holding it in was ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=14 I got a call this morning from HPD (housing and preservation department, I think). Now, I think I confused the caller by being so happy to hear from the HPD(I had made friends with this lady named Reva last time I was at the HPD office and overall have a ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=12 I am a big fan of zipcar and am trying to get everyone on the bandwagon. With the possibility of the upcoming MTA strike, zipcar has set up free pick up and drop off points in the city. Personally, not having a car is one of the better things about ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=11 Sorry, been a long time since I rapped at ya. The tribulations of being a landlord and a more than full time worker (not to mention a tenant) in New York is enough to keep one away from ye olde blog. Actually, I've had an empty apartment for almost two ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=9 There are free electronics recycling events coming up tah all da 5 boroughs. You are free to recycle all your old electronics. Now I am usually of the mind that, "hey I can use that old mac serial cable in some incredibly unforeseen upcoming project," but quite frankly, the mac ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=7 So in a previous post, I mentioned that there has was some ridiculousness involved with registering for water and sewer service. Well, I registered two months ago, and never got a bill. Yesterday, however, i got a letter from the DEP saying that I haven't paid my september water bill, ... http://greenlandlord.com/?p=6