How to re-serve a tenant a holdover petition?

Dear White Plains Process Server: The improper service of a notice of petition and petition in a summary holdover proceeding likely dooms the...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Based only upon your information the portion of the security paid by the City remained the property of the City.

Can I please get legal representation? I have been scammed!

Dear Scammed in Brooklyn: You must reach out to a lawyer. Lawyers cannot call you even when you leave a contact number. Did you report this...

Can a landlord evict a tenant for non payment of a water bill?

Dear Liberty Tenant: Your lease must provide that the account for the water billed to the landlord is chargeable to you as part and parcel of...

Can I be evicted for having an airbnb in my rent stabilized apartment, I live there full time and make the rent this way. NYC.

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You really don't need to worry now about the Airbnb income you make sharing your home with travelers, because unless you...

How can I stop an illegal eviction?

You go to Housing Court and secure an order to show cause claiming an illegal lockout. See:...

Received 3 day notice by landlord for lease renewal can this be done?

Dear Wappingers Falls Tenant: The question is not clear. Generally, a tenant is not compelled to renew a lease that expires or is about to...

Dear Middletown NY Tenant: An Owner does not usually issue a thirty day notice for owed rent, but would do so when there is no lease or the...

Neighbors below bang on their ceiling when kids are prepared for bed time, around 8:30pm.

Dear Brooklyn Co-op Owner You would require invoices or estimates of actual money damage to prove a cause in Small Claims Court. Is the...

Dear Manhattan Purchaser: You need a new attorney to review your contract and the seller's disclosure. If the leaks were notorious, there might...