Dear New York Property Owner: I gather the tenant was month to month without a written lease, and provided a notice to quit, and then did not...

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I am being sued in smalls claims court in NYC falsely in nature and in amount owed.

Dear New York Litigant: You could plead the lack off merit and cause of action by motion to dismiss. But as long as you make a partial admission...

How long is the average wait time for a court date once I have filed to have my tenant evicted at the Court House?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Technically, the tenant has five days from the service of the notice of petition and petition to file an answer or...

Roommate not on lease in NYC, nearing end of lease. How to handle?

Dear New York Tenant: You are right to be concerned. You need to explain to your lawyer how the broker had anything to do with your lease and...

Apartment complex is trying to double charge for a room since a new tenant is moving in early.

Dear. Hamburg Tenant: Sure. There is an argument. Look at the agreement. If the agreement is silent about the security deposit your landlord...

Dear New York Tenant: The limited right to sublease a Rent Stabilized apartment mandates advanced written consent from the landlord and an...

How to moveout of apartment ahead of time

Dear Binghamton Tenant: You have a legal right to have your mother visit you-that right comes from State law-- your landlord is barred from...

Expired lease but with a new roommate in NYC

Dear New York Tenant: No. The new roommate is not a party to the lease as a month to month tenant but the two remaining original tenants month...

How much time could you do for not returning the rental property.?

Dear Albany Tenant: If arrested secure an attorney and do not make conversation with police without your attorney. No one does "time" until...

Is it legal for a landlord to suddenly charge us 6 years back real estate tax he never charged us before?

Dear Bronx Tenant: If your tenancy is residential the landlord will encounter a problem suing for added rent derived from a two page rider to...