Am I entitled to a discount on my rent since I don't have gas?

Dear Rego Park Tenant: The NYC Department of Buildings issued a Work Permit on April 24, 2017 for the landlord to do the necessary work to allow...

Due to late payment can landlord evect the tenant?

Dear Bronx Tenant: A landlord is allowed the power to "demand" rent on the day after the rent due date when the rent is not paid. An "oral"...

Dear Buffalo Driver: The Senate Bill, S 289, never emerged from committee, and never was voted upon. The purpose of the bill, to amend the...

Can I get an order to show cause even if my case may have been decided?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: I gather you are the "tenant's tenant", and did not make your own appearance in a summary proceeding by the landlord...

Can the son of a landlord evict me for having a yard sale?

Dear New Windsor Tenant: If the "son" of the landlord is not a landlord named in your lease, the son has no standing to use a landlord and...

We were given permission to cut a row of small trees down, can the property owner's son sue us?

Dear Property Owner: I empathize with you, and by my count this is the third version of your question. All answering attorneys, all likely...

If I include an email from my lawyer to me as an exhibit, do I then waive attorney-client privilege? Can I cite the email?

Dear Manhattan Litigant: The email from your lawyer to you stating he quit being your lawyer is proof of a breach of New York Civil Practice by...

How can I get rid of a nuisance tenant who has broken the lease multiple times?

Dear Queens Property Owner: A landlord does not ordinarily make a child a tenant along with a parent when commencing a tenancy by written lease....

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You are correct. You may sue your landlord in Florida in the county or city where she resides in the appropriate Small...

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: You answered your own question. The son doesn't care about being right. He wants compensation from someone for...