What are the New York Tenant Laws?

PROBABLY your landlord has no right to break the lease, but you should read the lease very carefully yourself to see what it says. Of course, it...

This is an extremely fact sensitive question. Small changes in the facts can make large changes in the outcome. Anyone attempting to answer this...

It is said that an oral agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on. So, while the estate is bound by the agreement, proving its existence is...

There are protections for you that are automatic, but this is all a highly technical field and you should have an attorney actually going over the...

Can a landlord and staff members harass tenants?

Yes, you can retain counsel or, for that matter, report the matter to the police.

Roommate question

If he really is your subtenant, but without a lease, he can be served with a one month notice and a court proceeding and made to move. If he is a...

How do I get my upstairs neighbors to stop making excessive noise??

You can try bringing a very expensive lawsuit, but such lawsuits almost always fail. Moving may be your only realistic option.

Roommate Disappears Without Paying Rent or Utilities

Just sue. Stay away from the defamation stuff. If the person is really prominent, the papers can pick up what you are suing about and go from...

NYS , rent space for salon, previously salon, newly opened under myself, do I need a certificate of occupancy to open?

You need to have a lawyer examine both your lease and the certificate of occupancy. You actually have not provided enough information to answer the...

Rental rights

You will need to go to Family Court to get support for the child. As to the tenancy, not being on the lease, you have NO rights if he does not pay...