Can my Coop make me pay for a professional needed in order to remove a violation the Bldg received resulting from my complaint?

Dear Manhattan Co-op Owner: Explain the event that caused EPA to inspect your home for volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide.

Are Three-Day Notices that are dated 4 days earlier than the day they were served valid?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you do not intend to contest the service of the rent demand [Traverse Hearing] when you Answer the landlord's Petition...

My roof caved in on me?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: For emergency repairs commence an HP Proceeding in Kings County [Brooklyn] Housing Court on...

Can I get evicted out my grandmom rent stabilized apartment ?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If a Rent Stabilized apartment the eviction notice on the door is certainly improper. Upon your grandmother's passing the...

Dear Bronx Tenant: If you live in this building without a lease, the landlord is free to terminate a month to month tenancy without need to...

Can a deposit be kept for a reason that was not stated before paid?

Dear Manhattan Co-op Owner: Without review of your agreement with the Board and the work performed and the information you received about...

I live in a illegal attic Apt can I get extra time to move out

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Right now you are homeless since your rented dwelling is not legal for use as a home as you discovered. Queens is part of...

Can my landlady make me sign a paper saying I will move out at a specific date because she's selling the house?

Dear Johnson City Tenant: No. There is no law compelling a tenant to voluntarily commit to move by a certain date (likely March 31, 2019--not...

Not paying rent because of warranty of habitability

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Going to court is not in your control when the landlord serves a rent demand. There are two available choices when...

How to break a lease while avoiding harsh penalties by management company?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: NY Housing law is not geared to letting a tenant cut out from lease obligations due to various professional and personal...