Get a room!
A "room" refers to an individual room in an apartment. NY state law in most cases does not allow tenants to sign a lease for an individual room. Brokerages take a full apartment and strategically price out each room in a way that makes sense taking into account it’s characteristics, size, lighting etc.
The prices of the individual rooms will all add up to the rent of the full apartment. When you sign a lease for a “room” you need to be aware that you are on the lease with the tenants who are occupying the other rooms in the apartment. Together as a group you will all be legally responsible for the rent of the entire unit. This is a great solution for people who can’t afford a full apartment by themselves or just those who need help finding roommates!
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