Discovery in a civil case... holdover/nuisance

This is not an easy answer. First, if you are in Housing Court in a summary proceeding, you do not get discovery as of right. Rather, you can...

Noise complaint

I agree with Mr. Smollens, but disagree with Mr. Andriotis. After serving a demand for Bill of Particulars in an attmept to gain specifics and...

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What legal actions can I take?

I agree that you should start looking for another apartment, but I don't think there's any dire rush to do so. First, check with DOB for a...

In addition to Mr. Smollens' response, noise cases are sometimes hard to prosecute, although amplified noise (or machine made noise, generally) is...

Hello, I live in a illegal basement for 5year and I never had a lease ,I move my boyfriend in but we get in fight sometime and

Adding to the first two responses, you said "My landlord TOLD me I have until march 1, 2013 to move" - this notice is improper. In NYC, a notice...

I think my landlord is retaliating against me by sticking me with late fee's and claiming i never paid 1 months rent.

In addition to Mr. Smollens' response, you may have to figure out where the "magical missing month" actually is. Landlords sometimes credit the...

I live in nyc and I told my landlord i was moving out at the end of the month, I moved out and then contacted him by email

You also mentioned that you had a month-to-month tenancy. In order to properly terminate a month-to-month tenancy, you must provide WRITTEN of...

Landlord tenant issue

Actually, if you're both named as Respondents in an eviction proceeding, your names have probably already been sold or are on the way to being sold...

First, I would talk to the landlord. I would tell the landlord that I suspected the apartment was illegal, that the apartment does not appear on...

Can landlord evict us? What are our options?

If your lease is rent stabilized, the landlord cannot refuse to renew your lease under the circumstances you report - moreover, you cannot be...