Dear Flushing Property Owner: Housing Court cannot handle a claim for money damages derived from a lawsuit grounded in breach of lease. In Civil...

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Dear New York Tenant: Your former landlord must view the good fortune of a double rent paid for the last month since so far that is the extra...

I paid my half of the rent, roommate may not have paid his, now getting evicted... options?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you and the "roommate" are both on one lease with the landlord then you are co-tenants, not roommates. If you are...

Can landlord deduct money from security deposit based on alleged issues from a year before on a previous lease?

Dear Pittsford Tenant: There was no reason to let the initial $500 security deposit "ride" after the first lease ended. You should have...

Dear New York Tenant: This is "illegal" only in the sense that the lease may prohibit attaching a private surveillance camera to any portion of...

Dear New York Tenant: Inform the landlord with your complaints about the neighbor's exterior sound amplification system and provide dates and...

Can I get an order of protection on a neighbor who lives on the same floor?

Dear Bronx Tenant: The "law" does not offer a handy solution to living next door to a rude and obnoxious person. I usually suggest to clients an...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Your lawyer (when you hire an attorney) likely will advise save yourself from bodily harm and fear of "going to break" and...

I have a month to month Tenant (no lease to date) I have repairs to make on unit. I would like to give a 30 day move out

Dear Valley Falls Property Owner: From a distance its hard to suggest how to cover your back since you already concluded after violations were...

Two friends and I are renting a garage. after three months, the electricity has still not been turned. Must we still pay rent?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: If there is an electrical meter call the utility and open an account. Generally, a tenant pays the expense of...