Can the fact that my apartment might be illegal keep me from being evicted?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The fact that the lease expires on June 30, more than the illegality of the apartment is the reason the landlord will...

Would the landlord be able to continue the eviction process with the sheriff or resubmit in courts due to 2 months after Origina

Dear Roosevelt Tenant: You may have had defenses to the lawsuit especially if you had a lease but your settlement probably resolved defenses you...

Dear Flushing Property Owner: No. That would be an unlawful eviction. You also could risk arrest because of a local law in NYC. Any property...

How can I get a forcible entry/detainer removed from my credit?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You and tens of thousands of other NYC tenants who used the Housing Court to peacefully resolve a dispute with their...

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Yonkers has rent control for tenants living in the same apartment since 1971 in a building built before 1971. See:...

Can a landlord make a tenant pay for a previous tenants past due rent?

Dear Holland MHP Tenant: No. It probably is not legal. Look over the information provided by the State of New York for tenants in manufactured...

I signed sublet agreement 2 months nothing about having a guest stay with me can my cousin reside with me and I should be okay

Dear Brooklyn Subtenant: In New York a residential tenant with a lease (sublease) is entitled to a roommate and the roommate does not need to be...

Dear Anastasiya: You should post the question again in Labor or Employment since your question came stuck in Landlord and Tenant. New York laws...

Dear Judith Devito: Initially, I note you posted two items this morning on AVVO giving to the public (that means anyone using AVVO) important...

Dark brown hot water, landlord and management team wasn't trying to fix it, what can I do?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: There are many causes for discolored hot water....