Dear Brooklyn Tenant You cannot secure a court order restoring you to possession of your home following the illegal eviction by NYPD until...

How can I prove to the judge that the owner of a LLC wants to use the LLC as a crutch?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: There was no need to yield to the property manager's request--and if the landlord defendant is an LLC the LLC required an...

Cabinet fell on top of me due to wear and tear. Landlord wants to charge me to replace the cabinet?

Dear Rochester Tenant: I could see several approaches you could take all with knowing nothing more than you offered up in your statement. One...

In a verbal month to month rental, if rent is not paid what are my rights as a owner ?

Dear Clifton Park Homeowner: Your rights in a nutshell come to using your money to hire an attorney to terminate the month to month tenancy and...

Can a senior citizen building under Nycha evict me?

No. NYCHA will need to sue you and look for your eviction in the Housing Court. But that doesn't mean NYCHA won't take the chance that you would...

What type of lawyer do I need to sue a tenant that destroyed the property.

Dear Rochester Homeowner: Likely, since your homeowner insurance did not cover the loss and pay to restore the damaged home to the original...

How do oppose a motion based CPLR 2214?

Dear Manhattan Litigant: Your situation seems near impossible to occur in NY County Supreme Court. Read the motion clerk rules...

What can we do if a hostile neighbor and her children keep taunting our dog?

Dear Eastchester Homeowner: The neighbors may take an attorney Cease and Desist demand seriously. If not, the neighbors' unsettling conduct...

Address on lease and rider don’t match, does this void the lease?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: There isn't any simple, inexpensive out-of-court method to determine a lease as void from inception due to a...

When and where is it Appropriate for your landlord to raise rent? Even under horrible living conditions

Dear Hempstead Tenant: Your landlord will continue in this behavior because you are willing to pay an ever higher rent even without the landlord...