NY roommate refuses to leave the House we rented, lease is up and we are moving if he stays is it my responsibility?

Dear Far Rockaway Tenant: There is not much information about the landlord and level of sophistication and willingness to engage a lawyer. But...

Dose my landlord have the right to remove my split unit air conditioner from my rental apartment ?

Dear Monroe Tenant: Did the contractor discuss the installation with the landlord? The three-inch hole through the wall is "damage" to the...

Can I install a split unit air conditioner in my rental apartment ? Or it called dameging the property ?

Dear Monroe Tenant: How would this damage the apartment?

Is a five year lease legal on a duplex in new york

Dear Far Rockaway Tenant: You have a tough problem and you may be stuck with the landlord's offer as a take it or leave it, unless you negotiate...

Gasoline powered generator and unremoved fire rubble

Dear Sister of a Bronx Resident: What a mess. NY Sanitation (DSNY) should ticket for debris and garbage in the yard. NYC DEC should issue noise...

Bringing an L/T agreement into court?

Dear Bronx Property Owner: You and your attorney and the tenant and her attorney may present a stipulation of settlement for judicial approval...

Dear New York Tenant: Your first defense against loss of personal possessions is a safe and secure home. That alone will not do you a lick of...

Dear New York Property Owner: A termination notice relates to a document ending a tenancy. A notice to quit, generally relates to a predicate...

Can a landlord keep filing evictions after each case has been dismissed by the court? can old allegations be used again?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: As long as your attorney chooses to defeat the successive petitions on technical grounds, you either will use the...

Can a management co. bill a tenant for trash violations?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your disposal method did violate NYC Sanitation Code and so the inspector issued a ticket. See:...