I received notice of petition. Can i voluntarily move out and not answer the petition?

Dear Rego Park Tenant: If you answer the petition and receive a court date even though your plan is move out, the calendar date assigned by the...

Is a sublet valid if a landlord and tenant do not follow the procedure specified by the law?

Dear New York Property Owner: The landlord satisfied the lease provision that allows for subleasing with the owner permission [or does not allow...

How can I win my case in small claims court?

Dear Riverhead Tenant: The burden of proof is with the landlord to establish were it not for your objectionable behavior the tenants below you...

If you are tested for alcohol abstinence EtG can be detected as far as five days later. If you are supposed to abstain don't drink.

Dear Jamaica Property Owner: If you do not have money to sue to evict a tenant who has not paid rent to you for two years (I read your comment...

What Rights Do I Have, If My Landlord Sells His Rent Stabilized Newly Renovated Building?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Your newly reconstructed building may be Rent Stabilized due to a special city program that created low cost loans for...

The next door neighbors are a nuisance?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: A course of conduct of harassment is impossible to extract from the fact that once a week your neighbor takes the car...

Can my mother-in-law sue for her rent and deposit back from a landlord for illegally renting a garage as an apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Relative: Where were you and other members of the family when the house was stolen by a con artist? That time was the time to...

Dear Long Beach Home Owner: The crack down is on short term rentals (less than 30 days). See:...

Landlord is an Attorney who conducted illegal lockout of tenants. Civil court granted tenant access, how can we recover damages?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: You left out important information to help to assist in a theory for monetary recovery. No matter what you decided to...