Should i withhold rent? Do I have any options?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: What good would come from withholding rent? Your landlord will not change the renovation plans due to your personal "rent...

Does a tenant have the legal right to a lease cancellation (with reasonable fees)?

Dear Vestal Student: NY State does not impose on parties making a residential lease any requirement for terms and conditions allowing for an...

What to do about my neighbor?

You could call police. You are likely right something wrong is going on in that apartment.

How long does it take an uneducated immigrant to gain citizenship with no relatives currently in the country?

You should not ask someone else to do your research for you, but I volunteered and learned about your subject in a way I did not know before. So...

Can a landlord start charging you for two years of water?

Dear Staten Island Tenant You know your landlord cannot unilaterally alter the existing lease and impose a water and sewer charge looking back...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: As a Tenant Attorneys I instruct clients avoid the rent withholding route [the old-fashioned method to get into court and...

Dear Fredonia Tenant: The disaster you encountered does not have a human component, and so should fall into the plumber's perception of an act...

Can a Roomate change the locks on you and hold your clothes and rent money hostage just because of a disagreement ?

Dear New York City Roommate: Yes. It is completely illegal. You are entitled to a formal eviction proceeding. A "self-help" lock out violates...

What to do in a holdover situation?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You need to ask Legal Aid if you could secure an attorney for a post-lease expiration holdover in a non-rent regulated...

Do I have to remove my window air-conditioner from a NYC 15-story building?

Dear New York Tenant: Did any of the lawyers who provided this information: "...according to multiple lawyers are "grandfathered in..." show you...