Am I financially responsible for my moms rental apartment if my brother had the keys and kept it for a year after her death?

Dear Bronx Sibling: If your mother was the tenant named on the lease (alone and in her own name and not with your brother) the lease became the...

Apartment I am renting was legal, now town is forcing us to be evicted. What are my rights?

Dear Huntington Tenant: Based on your information the landlord should remove the illegal family member tenancy. Unless you have some special...

A question re.: warrant of eviction. Supreme Court, civil.

Dear Patchogue Home Owner: The Sheriff will let you know if the warrant of eviction is stale. Consider the warrant live and ready for service of...

An I still get the money I'm owed if I was paid off the books and never paid for a whole month?

Dear Mahopac Partner: Your are entitled to wages for the work you performed for your friend if you were an employee; but he made you a partner...

Do we get thirty days with a lease or no?

Dear Cheektowaga Tenant: OK. You did not go to court, but the two roommates did so. What did they report to you? If you know the underlying...

What do I do if tenant stays over her lease term and there is no lease renewal?

Dear Bridgehampton Property Owner: Perhaps before you do a walk-through with a broker go see a lawyer. If the tenant does not move out you are...

Do I have to appear in court to?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: No one will face eviction if the other co-tenants covered the case in court and did not default. In case of a default, you...

What happens if a person who is not on the lease signs certified mail?

Dear Jamaica Property Owner: Generally if a lease requires a notice by the landlord to the tenant is proper when mailed by certified mail then...

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: The NYC Housing Maintenance Code does not allow for any encumbrance on a window leading to a fire escape....

Just wondering if family members have any special rights to occupancy (can't be evicted in a truncated proceeding) in NY?

Dear Brooklyn Former Spouse: Your ex is the person who should be paying attention. If you suspect a "proceeding was commenced" that would mean...