How do I get an inactive, never-continued nonpayment filing removed from my record so I can get approved for an apartment?

Dear Former Brooklyn Tenant: This may have occurred before the court system ceased including filed case without a calendar date from the data...

Increasing the rent of a month to month tenant

Dear Bronx Property Owner: Why not negotiate a new rent on the monthly tenancy if the tenant says your first new rent after a year past the end...

Dear New York Tenant: One thing points out some confusion on your part with the question. "Roommates" are not tenants. If your roommates signed...

Who should sign the lease and when to assert succession rights for a rent stabilized apartment when lease is up for renewal?

Dear New York Tenant: I believe most tenant attorneys would have advised that the tenant sign the lease and return the lease at the earliest...

Landlord harassing us?

Dear Nyack Tenant: New York State law allows a landlord power to "demand" rent if not paid by the rent due date. I do not know if the rent date...

How to deal with a landlord regarding renovation work not done to specifications?

Dear New York Tenant: If the marked plans are attached to the already signed lease, or if not actually attached incorporated by reference, such...

HoeCn a landlord evict a person because of a suspicion from a home organization and there are multiple tenant in the home?

Dear Riverhead Parent: You daughter may be a tenant in a house that requires a rental permit, so check that out as soon as possible. Renting...

My refrigerator hasn't been working for a week and my food has all gone to waste

Dear Freeport Tenant: There is no law that forces your landlord to pay you for lost food due to a defective refrigerator the landlord did not...

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Dear Staten Island Tenant: By "eviction notice" you meant a 72 Hour Notice of Eviction from an NYC Marshal? See:...

In Niagara County, New York, can a landlord request first months, last months & security deposit prior to moving in?

Dear Lockport Prospective Tenant: If you feel something about this rental is fishy, walk away. Do not make a decision to rent when you are...