Guide to Tipping Building Staff in New York City

One of the benefits of living in a co-op or condo is you probably have a 24/7 doorman, a handyman and a super on site. These building employees accept your many Amazon packages, fix the leaky toilet that’s flooding your bathroom, and hopefully help keep the elevators in excellent service.

While you do pay monthly maintenance or standard common charges, are you supposed to tip the staff? What duties count as a part of their job, and what actions are going above and beyond to deserve a tip?

And then there are the holidays, which can elicit feelings of anxiety of exactly how much to tip and the total cost to you after you tip all ten co-op staff members.

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