Can I Get Rent Abatement from the court and a rent reduction from the DHCR for the same conditIons?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: This is a tough call to make without knowing the facts. How long is the period of no heat? When did DHCR issue the rent...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You may be paying your real lawyer a good sum of money for sound legal advice and for charting a litigation strategy....

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Can we fight or negotiate this “Notice to Vacate”?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Yes. You could hire a lawyer to negotiate an agreement to move out voluntarily at the end of the lease rather than wait...

Dear Brooklyn Litigant: You must explain what you mean by "...once it has been fully decided..." Usually, a party in a lawsuit knows the...

Does a 10 day notice to quit means u have to leave the house ?

Dear Brooklyn Son of a Tenant: How old are you? Is your father legally obligated to support you? Did you ever pay rent to live with your father...

What can I do if my neighbor Verbal Abusing?

You are a minor. You have to let the adults you live with deal with the annoying neighbor. You are under age to start your own lawsuit or hire a...

Yes. You could hire a lawyer to negotiate an agreement to move out voluntarily at the end of the lease rather than wait until you have a lawsuit ...

Can we fight this “Notice to Vacate”?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant You need to let an attorney see what you have. There is no known paper called a notice to vacate. If the lease has not...

We rent a home in Upstate NY, someone purchased the home and are doing repairs while we currently liver here. Is that allowed?

Dear Sidney Center Tenant: I gather you did not have a current lease in place when the original landlord sold the house. A NY State month to...

Can I kick out a roommate's guest?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The "Law" of Landlord and Tenant has not evolved to account for all the strange side effects of a Tenant and Roommate...