Rent control ?

Your rights will depend on whether you moved in before she passed away, and how long you resided together. If you were 62 or older when she passed...

To add to what Mr. Smollens has said, once you pay rent, the law makes you a tenant, and that comes with certain rights. The main right you have...

In addition to what Mr. Hershey-Webb said, it is possible that the landlord's "no show" on court-ordered access dates constitutes a contempt of...

As you can see by the number of answers you are getting, buyouts from rent stabilized or rent controlled apartments can generate a significant...

The answer to your question depends on whether your apartment is rent stabilized. Generally, in buildings of six or more units built before 1974,...

The standard procedure for asserting succession rights in a stabilized apartment is (a) see an attorney and give the attorney a thorough account of...

Landlords of rent stabilized apartments cannot shield themselves from claims of illegal deregulation by using a lease clause that attempt to...

There is language in the HSTPA, as well as Fact Sheet 26, that supports the position that previously-imposed retroactive increases are cancelled. ...

The answer depends on what the lease says. If your lease is like most leases, then any rent increase between the start date and the end date would...

Thanks for asking for my response to this question. I understand how much anxiety the landlord can create in this situation by not renewing the...