NYC lease field guides
Start with the lease problem in front of you.
Use the citywide roadmap to compare your exit options. If your landlord has its own process, jump to the matching playbook for the practical approval details.
The citywide roadmap
Understand the routes before choosing one.
Compare NYC lease assignments, replacement leases, sublets, negotiated surrender, legal termination rights, costs, and the steps from landlord notice to written release.
Read the complete NYC guide- 01Compare the structure
See what changes when you assign, sublet, surrender, or replace the lease.
- 02Understand the exposure
Review rent, fees, security, timing, and when liability actually ends.
- 03Build the handoff
Move from written permission to a qualified applicant and final release.
Landlord playbooks
Use the process for your building.
These guides focus on the approval steps that vary by management. Confirm the current package and instructions before you market the apartment.
TF Cornerstone
The practical TFC assignment and sublet process: permission, applicant documents, Vero screening, fees, guarantors, security, and the handoff.
Open the playbook →Brodsky
How Brodsky lease assignments and sublets work: the initial request, 40× and 80× income rules, applicant documents, approval timing, and handoff.
Open the playbook →Bozzuto
Leaving a Bozzuto apartment before your lease ends? Compare termination, lease takeover, and sublet options, including costs, applications, deposits, and handoff.
Open the playbook →Pan Am Equities
Leaving a Pan Am Equities apartment before your lease ends? Learn how the assignment process works so you can handle it smoothly.
Open the playbook →Ogden CAP Properties
How an Ogden CAP lease assignment works, using Normandie Court as an example: income requirements, fees, application documents, approval, and handoff.
Open the playbook →Not sure who manages the building?