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Our building's up for sale, but we still want privacy

By Janet Portman, Thursday, September 20, 2007.

Q: Our landlords have just announced that they're selling the building, and advised us we'll be seeing brokers and interested buyers on the property -- and looking at our apartments. We think the owners should have some consideration for our privacy, by giving us lots of notice and consulting us when scheduling visits. Eighty percent of the tenants in the building feel like we do. Do we have some legal rights in this situation? --Marcia H.  more...

Can we claim $500K tax break if renting to tenants?

By Robert Bruss, Thursday, September 20, 2007.

DEAR BOB: We have rented out a legal apartment in our primary residence for 17 years. My wife and I intend to sell our house and shelter $500,000 of our gain. In order to do so, must we be "tenant free" for 24 of the last 60 months? --Bruce C.

DEAR BRUCE: No. You can sell your principal residence with the tenant still living in the apartment.

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