Broke lease due to safety with another tenant

Dear West Babylon Tenant: Go see an attorney to assist you in negotiating your way out from the lease. New York law makes a tenant responsible...

Dear Flushing Home Owner: Please discuss with your attorney engaged in the holdover case. Outside video security cameras are legal in NYC--you...

My lived and died in NYCHA housing, now his son is the only legal tenant. Can my father's casual girlfriend claim the apt.?

Dear Manhattan Sibling: I am sorry to learn of your father's passing. Why so vague about the age of your young brother? Is he ten or 18? If a...

If you break your lease can the landlord keep entire months rent and security?

Dear Far Rockaway Tenant: When you rely on a verbal agreement to modify a written contract, you need to hope that "good faith" adds terms and...

I live in upstate Ny. I have tenants that haven't been around for 2 weeks. What can I do?

Dear Sherburne Property Owner: No. New York does not recognize a landlord right to enter leased premises based on an "abandonment" except for...

How can I recuperate treble damages owed by a subleaser who charged me, an occupant, $450 more than proportional rate per month?

Dear Manhattan Roommate: If the apartment is Rent Stabilized you may file a Rent Overcharge Complaint with the DHCR. If you do not have a lease...

Can I sign a petition for a candidate? Tags: election law, voter registration

Dear Lockport Voter: The witness cannot tamper with your signature, and informing the witness of your perception of an error may invalidate the...

Is RSC [9 NYCRR] § 2524.(a)(2) limited to instances where the landlord seeks the property for personal use and occupancy?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: How could anyone reasonably argue this unique paragraph contained within a specific topic providing a landlord a...

CCan a landlord permit me from having my boyfriend stay here a little while ?

Dear Wallkill Resident: If you are not a tenant in your parents' house, there is no landlord and tenant relationship, and so, your parents are...

Dear Manhattan Artist: New York State laws on weapons are complex and your practice weapons may be legal at home and illegal in public. Read...