How can I get a car back from someone if the loan is in my name and they are not paying it as agreed??

Who did the car user promise to pay? You or the finance company? If the loan is in your name you have prime responsibility to pay the monthly...

What should we do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You already know the answer. Your landlord is not "legally" allowed to evict you from your rented basement dwelling even...

I believe my tenant is purposely causing damage to the habitability of the home knowing I'm responsible. What do I do?

Dear Wolcott Property Owner: A tenant does not have a defense to a claim for unpaid rent for damage initiated and caused to the rented premises...

Is the landlord responsible for repairing damages that affect habitability if tenant caused the damage. ?

Dear Wolcott Property Owner: A New York landlord with good cause grounds to terminate a lease based on tenant's defaults and wrongful acts,...

My tenant passed away - been a month, nobody has come to collect...

Dear Ridgewood Property Owner: Likely, there is no right to enter the apartment without a court order. If the tenancy was subject to Rent...

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Right now, New York Courts have ruled a tenant renting an illegal apartment does not have causes of action to recoup rent...

Can they take me to court for something I never signed but instead they made up ?

Dear Cortlandt Resident: When family members decide to sue another member of the family over some made up dispute, and get the attention of a...

NYC/Brooklyn Landlord/Tenant Question

Dear Friend of a Brooklyn Property Owner: Confirm the Rent Regulatory status of the apartment. The tenancy would have begun before June 30 1971...

My old landlord was found in violation of several serious constuction infractions. Is this enough to deem the apartment illegal?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: It may be possible to determine that current violations have a relation to the judgment generated by the post settlement...

How much notice are you legally required to give somebody who is staying in your house with no lease or any formal written agree

Dear Friend in Ballston Spa: If your friend is either the sole tenant or the sole owner, and the house "... was her residence before he ever got...