Can I change locks?

I don't think you can lock out roommate yourself. The lease is an agreement between the roommate and landlord. So unless (a) you get a substitute...

How can I remove my name from an expired lease where my ex lives on a month-to-month basis?

The month to month status of an expired lease means that you would only be responsible for payment of rent month to month, or your actual use and...

Can my current section 8 voucher be transferred to an apartment that I am physically able to live in? I have not been evicted

I think this is a practical issue which you should take up with your social worker at HRA. It seems that you would have a social worker helping...

Rent stabilized and harrassment

You may be in trouble with your landlord. Your landlord could make a bunch of trouble for you with an accusation that you were subletting,...

You are in the Town of Oyster Bay, and you may want to inquire at the Department of BUildings about construction permits which have been given to...

Can a tenant sue for back rent on an illegal apartment

The legal principle is that your use of the space means that you owe the landlord for the time which you lived in that space. In the context of...

How can I break a lease that is not allowing me to break the lease ?

As a lease is a contract, leaving before the lease ends technically violates the lease. It used to be that the landlord could seek damages for the...

Can a former landlord call the new landlord about us attempting to get us licked out of the new rental?

Your old landlord should not be contacting your new landlord with bad information, but it is not plainly illegal or against a regulation. On the...

Can a landlord keep my secuirty?

You are stuck with the annual lease through August. It appears that Landlord allows you to breach the lease (with 90 days' notice) and that...

Can I sue my roommate for not paying the water bill for a year while taking money from me and 3 other people

As far as getting out of the lease is concerned, just the stopping of water delivery by the municipality is not enough for the lease to end, as the...