Would this be considered a lease agreement?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you want to move out and consider the lease ended, then this is not a lease renewal. If you want to stay and accept the...

Dear Manhattan Litigant Please explain how the causes of action are spelled out absent a claimed factual connection by plaintiff to the...

Can a seller place a tenant in the apt which was said in contract its owner occupied and will be delivered vacant?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner Ask the attorney who closed the sale how to do something about the tenancy you inherited because you should not have...

What happens if my security deposit is not returned by a my landlord?

Dear Middletown Tenant There is no law in NY State that does as you suggest. When your landlord does not return your security deposit your two...

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My landlord is threatening to evict me. I have done nothing wrong. How can I get legal help?

Dear Derby Tenant You are or should be immune to the landlord's threats as long as you have a lease. Usually a NY State landlord does not need...

What are the guidelines a landlord has to follow in order to increase rent on an apartment? Is there a such thing as too high?

Dear Wappingers Falls Tenant Other than limitations imposed by Rent Regulations or by terms of a lease, NY State does not stand in the way of...

I am preparing a bar complaint. There will be more than 26 attached exhibits (documents). How should I number/letter them?

Use any available inserts either A to Z or 1 to 26.

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The Statute does not set a minimum period of time for a tenant to co-occupy a Rent Stabilized apartment with a tenant....

My landlord sold my rental and told me to get out, he has never physically sent me a 30 day notice. Does he legally have to?

Dear Coram Tenant Your landlord cannot even make you move with a properly served one month tenancy termination notice. NY State Housing Law...