Episode 2 - Should You Pay Your Rent? (Anna Klenkar)

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05/22/20 • 52 min

Some NYC landlords think it’s the right time for lawmakers to allow rent hikes for millions of New Yorkers, in spite of the pandemic. On this week's episode of Why Here Benton and Tristan ask NYC real estate agent Anna Klenkar all the questions some politicians don't want to answer, like, “Should we be staging a “Les Miz” style rent revolt?” No, she won't tell you to stop paying rent, but she does think it’s time for many landlords to “read the room.”

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