How can I get out of a lease due to feeling like I'm being harassed and targeted? I'm so uncomfortable.

Dear Liverpool Tenant New York does not provide a remedy to annul or cancel a residential lease for the issues you described. You may consider...

Dear Manhattan Tenant Your landlord should inform the lawyer the rent was paid and to end the case now without the landlord incurring the...

How can I go about stolen property after getting evicted and claiming half of property from storage?

Dear Bronx Tenant Your lawyer would start with the inventory of possessions the NYC Marshal prepared during the eviction process. The warehouse...

Is it legal to have HOA board members who didn't go through the process of having an election from the homeowners

Why do you believe this is legal? You and other owners are entitled to an elected board. The conflicts of interest border on breach of fiduciary...

Do I have to pay rent for the month of may if my landlord house where I reside is up for auction May 9th?

There is one answer a lawyer may publicly make available to you; your landlord owns the building on May 1 and rent is due on that day. Your own...

Is the person i rented the apartment from responsible for what is going to happen to us?

Dear Babylon Tenant: Your prospective landlord hopefully signed a lease with you for the apartment you cannot take over because the former...

How can i get my roommate out of my apartment ?

New York City Housing Court does not have a form of eviction proceeding by one tenant against another co-tenant on the same lease.

How do I open an escrow to hold my rent?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Rather than risk an eviction in Brooklyn Housing Court over rent, why not start your own lawsuit against the landlord?...

What if you get served for an eviction case and the documents are served late not giving much time to get help or react ?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: A "holdover" petition comes with a notice of petition in NYC that already contains the selected court date. NY State law...

I wanted to know how to evict my gf?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Housing Court will not allow you the right to a judgment to evict your child's mother from the family home.