Dear Bronx Tenant: I gather your tenancy is not protected by Rent Stabilization (if it were the landlord would not have any case of any kind at...

Can a court order be signed without your presence to witness their signature being put on the order?

Dear Dutchess County Parent: Judges often sign orders in chambers or a so-called robing room. If that is all you have to say about this jurist...

Dear Bronx Tenant: I do not doubt the noise you experience in the apartment is intolerable and that you have complained. But a Judge in any...

How can I evict my tenant from illegally converted basement?

Dear Bronx Property Owner: If time is your concern then court and its process works against that interest. You'll be lucky if a Judge doesn't...

Is a bedroom without a window legal?

A windowless room is a closet; not a bedroom. Look up the Certificate of Occupancy.

How can I legally make my landlord move this abandoned car?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If your lease allows for the landlord's obligation to allow access to a utility to connect service to the apartment then...

Sublease from a friend who promise to give me 3 months notice if she need the apt back. A week ago she ask me to move in 3 wks.

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You need to balance your position as a tenant residing in an apartment subleased to you by the tenant of record, in...

If I received a text threating to kill me what rights in New York do I have

This sounds like a matter for police to handle.

My building management isn't taking any action against a problematic tenant. Does this entitle me to exit my lease early?

Dear Great Neck Tenant: Your landlord is not required to take action if the noise complaints relate to noise that is not measurably unlawful...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: People who want to sue over nonsense are not deterred up front by knowledge or information the intended claim is without...