What legal repercussions are there for vacating an apartment before the lease is up?

You won't be arrested. If your former landlord holds sues you for unpaid rent remaining due and you don't defend the lawsuit, and your landlord...

I'm having a problem with my co-tenant in a NYC apartment and I want to get him out in the middle of our lease.

Dear Manhattan Tenant There is no eviction process available to a tenant to remove another tenant. I cannot say you could not try for a...

H Sunoco gas station is advertising $0.89 for any size fountain drink when they don't even have an ice machine or fountaindrinks

Request a raincheck from the manager each time you venture to the gas station to buy the advertised specials that are not sold at that gas station....

Trying to get 203k loan and Realtor gave me wrong time frame so I missed it by weeks

Dear Syracuse Prospective Purchaser: You didn't know and your realtor did not tell you, that before you enter into a contract to purchase with a...

Can my landlord sue me if a sale contract is breached because they can’t close on time?

Dear Coram Tenant: Your landlord has no power to make you move from your home because he has a contract to sell and promised vacant possession....

My friend is being evicted

Dear Bronx Friend: Your friend, who should not be evicted, is being evicted, because he did not make a tenancy succession...

How do we get rid of an unwanted squatter?

Dear Jamestown Roommate: A squatter eviction lawsuit starts with the tenant arranging for the proper service of a written ten day notice to quit...

Board has or does not have an attorney? https://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/condo.html

What should owner do when tenants with over 6 months arrears decide to put utility acct in owners name??

Dear Elmont Property Owner: Right now, in court with an active nonpayment proceeding, scheduled for trial, only your lawyer could calculate how...

What are clients' right or responsibility when i hire an attorney?

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