If I accept rent after lease is finished, does it mean that the tenant have the right to another one year lease??

Dear Glen Cove Property Owner No. In the ordinary lease there is no automatic renewal and had your lease contained special terms for automatic...

Okay? An you did not call the police right away? If this happened more than 30 days ago, you are stuck with a vicious and expensive lawsuit in...

Bought a house with my fiance and problems arise, would like to solve the issue in court because he refusing to cooperate?

Dear Brooklyn Homeowner: How does the deed describe ownership? Are you tenants in common, joint tenants? "...The terms of either a joint...

Went to court for a holdover then was told it was discontinued what does that mean?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You will see that Housing Court does not offer a definition for the word "discontinued"...

Who can evict a non tenant ?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: All that NY State Law requires to end a month to month tenancy is a written thirty day tenancy termination properly served...

How can I find out is this lawyer is real?

To start, how do you expect a NY attorney to verify for an anonymous poster the existence of an attorney in Hawaii? Second, what an earth would...

Can the Landlord pop up without notice demanding access?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: By this question: "Is that legal?", do you mean against the "law" or a breach of the lease? There is no law that forces a...

What I can do for my situation?

Dear Manhattan Resident: Even were you and all other divorced persons allowed to seal the record of the existence of a prior marriage, the fact...

Landlord responsibility ?

Dear Albany Tenant: If a Queen and her swarm chose your house to hive, you need a Bee removal specialist. Bees don't need to...

I used other person's ID to apply for asylum and got A10, what will happen if I were caught ?

You should discuss your status privately with an experienced immigration attorney. You likely face deportation upon revocation of withholding of...