I’m low income I need a landlord tenant lawyer or free consultation! I have no lawyer to represent me due to low income

Dear Schenectady Tenant: You should try any of the listed free legal services offered to tenants/residents in the Capital...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: For basement apartments the exception to the general notion that basement apartments are illegal to reside in -- is the...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If the apartment is painted in a uniform light color and is not unsanitary, there likely is no reason to repaint. If not...

Can I be evicted if i cant pay my electric bill ?

The utility company cannot evict you. But your electric could be terminated. That could be a lease violation and so allow the landlord to start a...

Can my roommate make me pay her portion of the rent?

Dear Manhattan Tenant You have an unusual lease you should share with an attorney. Typically an NYC residential lease with one landlord and...

Dear Buffalo House Hunter: Your basic description does not suggest the house would be legal by modern standards, but may have been legal when...

Why does my landlord keep increasing my rent,if I have dementia and get SSI? I told him and 2 years in a row,still raised my ren

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If your rent regulated tenancy has a rent freeze due to a Disability Rent Increase Exemption [DRIE]...

A/C / heat replacement

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you provide your own heat with an HVAC unit, and the macine does not work, that is a wrongful act of the landlord, and...

My Building is infested with rats? I do mean rats, not mice. I haven't slept in months please help.

Dear Manhattan Tenant: I gather you made your complaints through the NYC Report Rats Hotline...

Do I have squatters rights?

Based on the limited facts your tenant/landlord hasn't taken any steps toward commencing a proceeding in NYC Housing Court so you'll certainly have...