I am assuming that none of the people living in the house are related to each other. Towns often have building codes, and even codes for rentals...

How long do I have to keep the tenant's property?

This comes from the Marshal's Handbook site Frequent Q&A's (see http://www.nyc.gov/html/doi/html/marshals/evictions.shtml) Q: In a legal...

I'm a month to month tenant in Brooklyn. The tenants are not sure if they are stabilized. Can they maintain a proceeding?

Even if the unit were rent stabilized, subletting a part of it (a room) from the prime tenant(s) will never get you the status of the rent...

What should i do? do i need a criminal AND personal injury attorney?

Call the police immediately. If you're apartment is rent stabilized or rent regulated DO NOT MOVE OUT !! Sometimes, attorneys outside of the NYC...

Can I recover my full move-out deposit or should I accept the board's settlement?

As I understand your question - you are in a "rental unit" in a cooperative apartment - you are not a shareholder/proprietary lessee, but rather a...

Is my lease legal if my landlords name address and phone number are not on it

Yes. Assuming you signed the lease, it is legal and enforceable against you. Generally, enforcing written agreements is a question of whether the...

Generally, NYCHA tenants pay no more than 30% of their household's gross income in rent, but the size of the apartment may also affect the rent...

Paints can release low level toxins into the air for years, particularly paints that were not designed for interior use, like most spray paints. ...

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Section 8 house guest laws.

No, but you will likely jeopardize her tenancy if you take up permanent residency there. If you're staying over once or twice a week and you...

My sister had "Marshalls" come to her apartment and remove all her belongings, she was never given an eviction notice, the

Even if there was a case and a judgment, there is certainly something you can do. You bring an Order to Show Cause in the Court that issued the...