If a residential lease says subletting is not allowed, isnt that violating New York state law?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The statutory right to sublease is not absolute. These are the controlling factors, limiting the subleasing of a dwelling...

What are my rights as a tenant?

Dear Miller Place Tenant: You actually answered your own question. The fact that your landlord didn't care (as well as you) about the "law" when...

How much notice do you have to give roommate ?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If all your roommate wants is a full thirty days to move and free-rent for the last month, and that will do it and he'll...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Although rare, and hardly ever possible without an attorney, a tenant may establish a basis to exclude an apartment from...

Can the new landlord get approve for major capital inprovement?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you recently renewed your lease then your tenancy likely is Rent Stabilized and not Rent Controlled. The new...

Can a real estate agent change the gate lock on a shared private road?

Dear Camden Cabin Owner: You are owed the price for the replacement lock and expense for mailing a copy key to the broker. The "key" the...

What can I do if have a commercial tenant with a month-to-month to lease who refuses to sign a year lease?

Dear Rochester Landlord: Hello. I answered your duplicate question. Hire an attorney. In Steuben County the tenancy termination is a one month...

What can I do if I have a commercial tenant with a month-to-month to lease who refuses to sign a year lease?

Dear Rochester Property Owner: A "rent increase" is a bilateral agreement. You cannot raise rent when one side declines. This tenant has you...

Dear New York Property Owner: What special need brought to mind that you could rid yourself of files relating to a tenancy when the tenant moves...

Increase rent

Dear Buffalo Tenant: Rooming House (Lodging House) dwellings in Buffalo are regulated. Whether that affects the rent the landlord could charge...