Question re stale rent in Bronx COunty

In order to have the right to collect rent that was allegedly due before the new owner received title to the building, the new owner would have to...

Can landlord categorically refuse residential rental lease assignment, with no/bad reason (see below)?

I agree with Mr. Smollens, and would add that in our experience, landlords/management usually try to set the negotiated fee for breaking a lease...

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If I live in the building and the residents above me smoking day and night , do I have a right for clean air?

You certainly do have a right to clean air. We would treat this problem like any other nuisance - assuming your staying in the apartment is worth...

If I'm not on the lease and the house is going under foreclosure and the case is a holdover proceeding.

Since we have rent stabilization, lots of ways that landlords evade compliance, laws requiring proper process to evict any person who has occupied...

Am I illegal subtenant? What are my rights in this case?

Check to make sure that the apartment is not rent stabilized. You can obtain this information at DHCR's office at 25 Beaver Street, NY, NY. Ask...

On jan 2013, I did not renew my lease and was asked to notarize a letter stating that another person would.

I agree with Mr. Smollens - if you dispute the debt, the debt collector must cease collection efforts until they mail you verification of the debt...

Notice for default

I agree with Mr. Smollens and would add that the case law leans toward a liberal reading of the notice to cure, and therefore, the "code numbers"...

In NYC, you're obligated to give the landlord/management a key upon their request. If you don't, you can be served with a "notice to cure" your...

It depends on context. If the apartment is, for example, rent stabilized and the agent/landlord say "the current legal rent is", and they compute...

Can I be evicted if I didn't know?

I agree with the prior responses, and would add that I would also check the local court computers (Poughkeepsie City Court, I believe) for any...