Ron Leshnower

Ron Leshnower is the author of the Guide to Apartment Living / Rental for About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.  Ron offers useful tips, information on new developments, and insightful commentary on a wide range of topics pertaining to rentals on this section of About.com. He is also the founder and President of Fair Housing Helper, which comprises a family of three Web sites offering training, resources, and a popular blog on housing discrimination.

Ron's writing has also appeared on Nolo.com and in the National Apartment Association's Units Magazine as well as in several multifamily newsletters. Ron can be seen  guest-blogging for MyNewPlace.com, and he has been quoted in The New York Times' "Real Estate Q&A" column, The Associated Press' "Your Money" series, Black Enterprise, the Real Estate Intelligence Report, Minyanville.com, and the Landlord Law Report, among other publications.

A graduate of Yale University and Boston University School of Law, Ron practiced real estate law at a major firm in New York. He is a member of the New York and Massachusetts bars, as well as The Authors Guild.