Dear Albany Tenant: You cannot be evicted just because you owe two months rent; but unless you do catch up, your landlord may make a rent demand...

What can i do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your landlord isn't serious about ending your tenancy if all the landlord do is "threaten." That is not a legal foundation...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Find another method to pay rent and deal with recovery of your money with Western Union on the side. WU's mistake is not the...

In NY state can I legally withhold rent if my entrance door has no lock and the electricity is melting the outlet covers?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You may not have enough time to withhold rent since the heat from the short circuit is likely to turn into a house fire and...

Can landlord sort/remove garbage from designated garbage area at 10pm every day?

Dear Flushing Tenant: You may be accurate about the time of day that the landlord sorts garbage but City rules require: "You must place items...

Dear Suffern Tenant: Generally, there is no viable lawsuit against a municipal employee and or their agencies and the municipality without a...

Should a landlord's 6-month lease termination letter to a tenant be notarized Which is the best way & time to deliver the letter

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: A tenant is not required to sign a termination letter and hoping the tenant would do so accomplishes nothing if...

Landlord is harassing you after one year no longer living there using her friends.after being warned by courts?

Dear Brooklyn Friend of a Tenant: What is in store for the friends and family of your friend's former landlord are arrests for stalking,...

I paid rent already but my landlord office keep sending me notice told I didn't pay. What should i do?

Dear New York Tenant: Merely receiving a rent bill with a wrong amount will not have a credit impact; but the landlord's wrong records and...

Can I sir my landlord to reimburse part of my deposit as I don't think he has the right to keep it?

Dear New York Tenant: Sure. Go ahead and sue in Small Claims Court. You may win simply by starting the lawsuit since your old landlord may...