What do I do if the person I have contracted my house with does not follow through with a verbal agreement?

A New York contract to sell/purchase real property cannot be proved by a verbal agreement. If the persons in your home are tenants, you have...

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My neighbor has been very difficult 4years when does The Warrant of Habitability come in to play? does the Landlord have to act?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: I gather your tenancy is protected by Rent Stabilization. You may seek a rent decrease based on the landlord's failure to...

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How do I remove a roommate I signed a long-term agreement with?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant The actual words of the lease with the Roommate control. If the lease provided a date certain for the duration of the...

I rent a hundred year old cabin with electric heat and no insulation at all in the floor. Is he required to provide insulation?

Dear High Falls Tenant Your question wasn't clear about the rental agreement if oral or written. If you are certain the cabin is legal for...

Okay. You cannot file papers without an index number.

If I park in front someone drive way but the cops came and told me to move and I do move should I get a ticket still?

Dear Yonkers Driver: You don't claim you should have received a ticket and also not moved the vehicle blocking a driveway?

Age of consent ?

In New York the Pennsylvania age of consent is irrelevant. In her home state, you are within the local law.

How fix oven landlord or tenant?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You offered insufficient detail. The general rule is the lease controls. The exceptions deal with the number of...

My ex girlfriend is driving me nuts we have been fight everyday for the past 3 months. I want her out of my house?

Dear Staten Island Homeowner: You likely are correct. The police will come, sooner or later. There could be a domestic violence charge. Best...

Month to month tenant with no lease. already been locked out and belongings thrown away once by landlord. 3 day notice. Legal?

Dear Amsterdam Tenant: If you meant a Rent Demand (the NY statutory three day notice to pay rent or move), and you haven't paid rent for one...