Dear Levittown Property Owner: New York State rules and statutes do not require a rent demand in the form of an affidavit, and so, there is no...

Can I live in apartment that had my name on original lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your mother has a right universal tto all New York State tenants to share her home with an immediate family member and...

Lease expired (end of Jan) I kept paying the rent. Have not heard from landlord, but received an eviction notice - any rights?

Dear New York Tenant: Please show the tenancy termination notice to an attorney. Based on your statement it is impossible to answer the...

Dear Bronx Tenant: A notice of motion and the attached papers (an affidavit from the landlord, also?) is a legal method to bring back to court...

If a tenant breaks a lease one day notice before she is suppose to move in do I owe her the one month and one month deposit

Dear Westbury Property Owner: New York State does not recognize a concept of "cooling off" or "renters remorse" when it comes to the obligations...

A neighbor suddenly began preparations to put a fence across his side of the road and my neighbors.

Dear Springville Homeowner: You and your neighbors should look a your own deeds. Many deeds in New York describe the owned parcel as a...

What is "normal" wear and tear where everything was new except bilco doors?

Dear Southold Property Owner: No. That is not ordinary. It is wrecked and ruined.

RENTING ROOMS FOR LONG TERM OCCUPANCY - LEGAL 2 FAMILY

Dear Jamaica Property Owner: In NYC it is not legal to rent out rooms in a single apartment to independent tenants.

As a sub-tenant/ living with my girlfriend, but not on the master lease, can I talk to the super of the building about repairs

Dear New York Resident: As an occupant in your friend's apartment you are a Roommate; not a subtenant. A roommate has no legal relation with the...

Dear New York Tenant: Did you make a lease with the building owner for this windowless bedroom in a three bedroom apartment or make the lease...