Can I sue my landlord?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you take your landlord's word she will not go to court, then time is on your side. If you just discovered the apartment...

Can you have someone else other then yourself just answer your court paper for a court date only

Is the court case a Housing Court nonpayment proceeding? If so, your relative isn't simply going to court to obtain an initial court date, your...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: "Rent Controlled" tenants possess powerful rights when a landlord seeks permission for a demolition and removal of rent...

Can My Landlord Just Evict Me Without Taking Me To Court?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Sure. A landlord may request a tenant behind in rent agree to voluntarily move out without a court proceeding. The...

My lease expired and I stayed in the apartment without paying rent for a month and half and I received a letter for collection

Dear Mount Kisco Tenant: New York State legislators long ago came up with a concept known as month to month tenant. Generally a tenant who...

Can four different people sign and notarize copies of an agreement and attach them to create an executed legal agreement?

What is the point of the witnesses by out of state notaries? What state's law controls enforcement? An out of state notarization requires extra...

What are my rights as a tenant with an infestation of Bedbugs ?

Your landlord is wrong. The landlord is required to eradicate the infestations, not the tenant. Look up nyc hpd bedbugs

Dear Bohemia Tenant What is the date of the judgment? Did the Landlord pay the required fees for the warrant and service of the eviction...

Dear Manhattan Roommate: Whatever the document states, whatever its name; you are not a subtenant. Your "legal" status is that of an Occupant,...

Can a month to month tenant bring in a roommate in NY & what can landlord do to have them leave ?

A NYC landlord has power to end a month to month tenancy without need to show a reason why. If you do not want the tenancy to continue follow...