How can I start a Civil Case against someone who owes back rent as well as stolen property if they may have fled the state?

Dear Ogdensburg Property Owner: Private investigation is a known method to track a missing person who skipped town without a visible trail....

What are my options ?

Dear Franklin Square Tenant: Your landlord knows the lease ends in December. You have through the end of the lease to live out the tenancy. Only...

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: You had to provide one montth notice; not thirty days. Say when you made your notice (date). And day you stated...

Backing out of lease renewal while building's sale is pending?

Dear New York Tenant: Your landlord may very well have concealed the renewal of the lease from the new owner, and for all you know, your...

Can have the non payment case in hand and start the hold over case at the same time since the tenant kept against the lease?

Dear Staten Island Commercial Landlord: Hello. I responded to the other version of this question you posted yesterday. If the tenant breached...

Dear New York Tenant: I recall you inquired on this subject with a related question. Based on your updated version, lease two with a new...

Can I evict a tenant?

Dear Flushing Property Owner: No you cannot evict the tenant. You require a judgment in a Housing Court lawsuit, (by settlement, trial or...

Dear Staten Island Commercial Landlord: If you do not trust your attorney's guidance, you probably need another lawyer. The paying off of rent...

How do I protect myself when sharing an apartment with a stranger and signing a lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Perhaps you sense your credit impaired stranger is a problem down the road. If you both sign the lease you have no...

Dear New York City Tenant: The minimum "worst" that may happen to you if you paint a wall and install a wall unit in your apartment, is the...