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Dear Hannacroix Tenant: Your landlord wants you to believe that they are the only landlord in the entire State of New York free to take matters...

Do I have to pay the last month rent if I move out on the 4th? I don't have a lease it's a month to month

Dear Bronx Tenant: If an Internet responding lawyer said you had to pay the entire month rent for August, or that NY law says all rent is due on...

How can I mask my name as a landlord when accepting rent checks?

Dear New York Condo Owner: Your name can't be hidden if the deed for the unit is in your name. Anyone including your tenant may easily locate...

How long does "reasonable" time actually mean when discussing returning security deposits?

Dear Albany Tenant: You could have inserted a due date into the lease to solve this instead of wondering what is reasonable in your case. If...

I have an accepted offer on a multi f house with tenants.The tenants lease ends in Nov. Can I ask them to evacuate?Or negotiate?

Dear New York Property Purchaser: I don't believe you have any right to engage in a negotiation without permission from the seller. The seller...

What do I do for rent overcharge in a rent stabilized apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the apartment is Rent Stabilized and you renewed the lease for one year, when the RGB rate for a one lease renewal was...

How can I prevent being put out in the street?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Hire an attorney. You are now in the driver's seat. In NYC there is no such right to an "immediate vacancy." instead, if...

What are my rights as a tenant?

Dear Tenant: It isn't too late to know you should have exploited the experience of a lawyer to set up your tenancy assignment, and so, provide...

Dear Far Rockaway Landlord: No. A landlord is not free to immediately throw away a tenant's left behind personal property. NYC Marshals are...

Dear New York Tenant: In a way you do have proof although that proof is circumstantial, it does fit the facts of the event. Your landlord gave...