Dear Manhattan Tenant: New York State does not have a law that allows a tenant to stop paying rent because the refrigerator is defective....

Can my roommate kick me out if lease in his moms name and I never missed rent or did anything to get kicked out?

Dear Astoria Roommate: If you pay your rent to your Roommate's mother, she is the person who may terminate your month to month tenancy.

What to do if tenant avoid being served legal paper?

The NY State service statute requires "the acts" of service. That doesn't require the Tenant to admit service, or go to the post office or even...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant You would require a motion to dismiss the petition in the landlord's holdover proceeding if you don't move out earlier....

Can a lanlord change locks without marshal in NY state no lease?

Dear Albany Tenant Isn't the eviction in Albany by the Sheriff and by Marshal in Troy? There is no eviction anywhere in NY State without a...

Can the lanlord after court lockme out change lock without marshall? I have no lease

Dear Albany Tenant Isn't the eviction in Albany by the Sheriff and by Marshal in Troy? There is no eviction anywhere in NY State without a...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You did not mention if the apartment is Rent Stabilized, if the "yard" is included with your apartment rent, and where...

How can i or my mother reopen a case with my landlord ?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: How did you become the person who "...went to court for my mother & I signed papers that I shouldn’t have...? Do you...

Will we be able to win this case if it goes to court?

Dear Rochester Tenant: I do not have the benefit of looking over your lease and the ad, as you do. If your lease is a type of typical lease used...

Which lease are we legally under? The 2017-2018 or the new one?

Dear Manhattan Tenant You should let a lawyer look over your leases and other documents. Based on your information alone the most recently...