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I feel awkward about being in New York. I don’t like it here, but when my grandfather died, only direct family members could take over his rent controlled lease in Tribeca, and I was the only one willing to live with him and take it. The rest of my family wants to live in the Midwest. Now, I feel like I have to hold onto this loft, which means I have to maintain permanent residence here. I don’t want to be here but it feels like such a waste and a disrespect to my grandfather to move out of a 3500 sqft loft in Tribeca. It’s an amazing deal—just over $300/mo. Me taking over the lease was this whole planned operation. I lived with him for a few years before he passed to be eligible to get the apartment. The problem is that I don’t want to be here. There’s basically no way for me to transfer it without like getting married. I’d love to be able to pass it down to my kids if they wanted it. If I don’t live here, though, the landlord will find out and I’ll lose it. Many people would love to be in this situation. I know it’s a blessing, but I don’t know what to do.

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