Questions answered by Steven Warren Smollens

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Can a landlord turn away a person from seeing you if they don't have ID?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Manhattan Tenant: In today's NYC, any person who cannot produce ID when trying to enter a building will be stopped. While security should...

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My landlord house is in forclousure, do i or can i ask for my rent to be lowered so we can move. If so how do i go about it ?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Valley Stream Tenant: There's no harm asking to lower your rent--but the odds are against the landlord going along. If by some chance the...

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I dont feel confortable for mu landlord to have a key to my mailbox

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Albany Tenant: A landlord ordinarily holds onto one of the two duplicate keys to a mailbox. That makes the loss of a key easier to deal...

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Can a landlord have his security STAFF deny your visitor to see you because they have no ID?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your friend might have called you from the lobby, on his phone? From the street? Before coming to visit? Who today...

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I know i have to pay my rent, but can i ask for to reduce the the rent. Becuase the house is in forclourse. ?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Valley Stream Tenant: Successive questions do not link up one to the other and so whatever you had first written about is not connected to...

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What action can I take if a tenant refuses to respond after making false criminal accusations towards the landlord?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Loch Sheldrake MHP Tenant: If you own a manufactured home in a NY MHP, and are a tenant, you have certain rights guaranteed by New York...

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How do I end a month to month lease and who is entitled to getting security refund back?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Stony Point Property Owner: You added tenant B to the lease. If you did not do so, there is no person named tenant B. A tenant on her own,...

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When a landlord is accusing me of illegal sublease

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your landlord is to a certain extent wrong, and a little right. He has an attorney and that will mean you too will need...

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I am renting from my landlord who owns an apartment in a Co-op building. Pets are allowed, and I have a small Jack Russell. My

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Bronx Tenant: The coop can do nothing to you. The coop could put pressure on your landlord to deal with the nuisance that comes about when...

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I am on my mother's lease for nycha she is getting a transfer could she get in trouble if she don't take me with her ?

Steven's answer | Answered on July 12, 2017

Dear Bronx Tenant: Yes because she is eligible for the two-bedroom transfer because you live with her and not eligible, otherwise.

Steven Warren Smollens's Answers (26299)

Can a landlord turn away a person from seeing you if they don't have ID?

My landlord house is in forclousure, do i or can i ask for my rent to be lowered so we can move. If so how do i go about it ?

I dont feel confortable for mu landlord to have a key to my mailbox

Can a landlord have his security STAFF deny your visitor to see you because they have no ID?

I know i have to pay my rent, but can i ask for to reduce the the rent. Becuase the house is in forclourse. ?

What action can I take if a tenant refuses to respond after making false criminal accusations towards the landlord?

How do I end a month to month lease and who is entitled to getting security refund back?

When a landlord is accusing me of illegal sublease

I am renting from my landlord who owns an apartment in a Co-op building. Pets are allowed, and I have a small Jack Russell. My

I am on my mother's lease for nycha she is getting a transfer could she get in trouble if she don't take me with her ?