Renting the upstair of my house for the first time(its a legal two family).

Dear Albany Home Owner: Ultimately, you will need a Residential Occupancy Permit and a required condition for the permit is approval from the...

How can I recoup my security deposit from a former landlord? I just discovered I was due it as a refund

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your old landlord may very well have improperly converted your personal property (the security deposit) at the end of your...

Can I be sued when there was never an agreement in place to begin with?

Dear Manhattan Startup: Even without a written contract there is a legal theory that recognizes the entitlement to be paid in certain...

Can I sue the landlord for injury due to neglect?

Dear Flushing Tenant: Generally a landlord must have notice or constructive knowledge of a defect for a claim based on negligence. You should...

Are landlords able to give a disable person a 3 day eviction when they been told repeatedly what was going on ?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: Although New York does not believe in extra special anti-eviction rights for disabled tenants, tenants dependent on public...

The contract with my tenant is up and he won't leave. What do I do?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: A tenant owing as much to a landlord as your tenant owes to you, and who has lived rent free and without fear of...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Your plan likely will run into a conflict with the residential lease that does not allow commercial use in the residential...

Is it illegal for my landlord to not give me my mail and Mark it return to sender?

Dear Oakdale Tenant: That is likely illegal everywhere. Your landlord doesn't want a paper trail of mail delivery to easily prove a tenant...

What do I do about the rent he already owes me?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: Hire an attorney The quickest path to court is a nonpayment summary proceeding. Look up NYC housing court...

Was this OK?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you and your landlord are without attorneys the judge will ignore pleading issues until some party makes a motion to...