Eviction papers

Is the three-day notice a Rent Demand? If so, posting on the door is one piece of the process for serving a written rent demand. Two more copies...

What can I do once a contractor has my money and didn't come back?

I gather you made all your plans without securing a written contract [https://ag.ny.gov/consumer-frauds/home-improvement-fact-sheet]. If your...

Landlord asking for move out fee (way more than security deposit)

You could compose a written statement and dispute the extra charges. If you face a Small Claims lawsuit, or Civil Court lawsuit, you answer the...

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Too bad you did not assert a defense of lack of standing by petitioner to commence the proceeding and have the court rule...

Dear Brooklyn Parent: Review the published information for New York State Summer Day Camps. https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/3603/ It...

Is it possible to go back to court and ask for more time, after signing a court stipulation?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: There are three possibilities. Yes. A Housing Court Judge signs another order to show cause and either knows that...

What can I do about expensive clothes and belt stolen from my hotel room while I was sleeping?

Dear Manhattan Resident: The hotel's security was breached by the burglar's entry into your room and you should have reported this intrusion to...

Dear Brooklyn Superintendent: There is no simple solution. If the apartment is a so-called Superintendent's apartment, appears as a super's...

Can an owner/landlord renege on an official "buy-out option" offered & accepted by the tenant?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: What do you mean by "...an official 'buy-out option'..."? An option is not a contract. A party who chooses to...

Noisy kid above us. What can we do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant There are no "laws" permitting a tenant with children or a tenant without children to engage in nuisance behavior or...