If your landlord is accepting rent from you under the circumstances you described then it is considered a month-to-month tenancy.

The U.S. District Court would not have jurisdiction to hear your case. Pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, federal courts...

In order for a divorce action to proceed the filer has to submit proof of service. In a New York divorce case that requires that the papers be...

There is no formal statute that authorizes withholding rent, but if the landlord tries to sue for nonpayment, the refusal to do repairs will be a...

Go to Family Court and file a Family Offense Petition. You should be able to get an order of protection requiring that he not contact you. If he...

Usually there is a provision for providing notices in the written lease. If there is such a provision in the written lease, then make sure you...

She will have plenty of time to call the shots once she becomes an adult. For the time being you can explain that there is a court order that you...

The short answer is "No." A landlord cannot "just evict" a tenant. It is illegal for a landlord to engage in self-help such as changing the locks...

The issue of custody would have to be determined in Family Court, unless the father agrees that you can relocate the child out of state. The...

In order to file a motion for contempt you have to first serve a certified copy of the judgment pursuant to CPLR 5104 with a demand that he comply....