I am uncertain about what status you have in the commercial matter. Are you an individual unit owner initiating a claim against the contractor for...

Dear Manhattan Tenant When a legal relationship exists as you described, a landlord and tenant relationship, New York State housing law allows...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner You pose a tough question to offer a good solution. You could go back to the lawyer who advised you to not accept...

Dear Queens Property Owner: There is no business reason for an owner of residential property to be without an attorney. You would need an...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The Rent History revealed the apartment was removed from the Rent Stabilization system in 2024. When did you move into the...

Since the police didn't help you even though they should have done so because the landlord committed the crime of illegal eviction you must go to...

Dear Buffalo Tenant Tenants often self evict. That means that the tenant decides to leave since the landlord said go. Our laws do not...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant If you are Rent Stabilized you could seek a Rent reduction based on a decrease in essential services but it is unlikely...

You could face eviction simply due to the self stated fact that your dwelling is not legal. Do you mean that the building is a legal single family...

Dear Bronx Tenant New York State housing law does not even require any monthly billing to pay rent. Many landlords now rely upon electronic...