How do I get rid of my sister/squatter?

Dear Queens Tenant: Squatter Rights means only you need a court lawsuit for an eviction. It is shorthand for the legal notion in Housing Law...

How can I get my landlord to pay my moving expenses now that I know I am living in an illegal apartment?

Dear Bronx Tenant: It would be wonderful for tenants in similar situations in NY State to have the same rights as tenants located in New Jersey,...

Dear Bronx Tenant: One could argue that the tenant is entitled to a preferential rent for the duration of the tenancy: "...for as long as the...

My parents and I signed a buyout but the landlord did not sign the contract only his property manager?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You described unlawful/wrongful conduct by the landlord and property manager, behavior now illegal by a set of new NYC...

Can a landlord can a landlord legally rent out an apartment by the room?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A tenant may rent a room in an apartment to an occupant, commonly known as a Roommate. A landlord is barred by NYC Local...

Dear Flushing Tenant: Generally, residential leases in ordinary use in NYC require a tenant carpet up to 80% of hardwood floor within an...

Dear Bayshore Home Owner Time to call in the experts who track down the sources of environment contamination; in your case a perhaps serious...

Is civil litigation a possible route to gaining a judgment for compelling a former acquaintance to repay what they got from me?

If the beneficiary of the relationship is willing to consent to a judgment rather than involve the judiciary wouldn't a promissory note now...

How long do I have to file a motion to dismiss?

Dear Manhattan Tenant It is a motion for summary judgment not a motion to dismiss. You preserved the objection to personal jurisdiction in the...

Dear Buffalo Tenant Perhaps you lease does not convey to you exclusive, primary or any expectation of entitlement to use the driveway....