What is my legal recourse if my landlord has told me I have to move out because I am not Asian?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Go find your way to the NYC Human Rights Commission. Your landlord engaged in a prohibited discriminatory act selectively...

My roommate (not a lease holder) signed and admitted that he used my rent money. Can I file his crime at police?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I gather you continue to share with the roommate. You're never too late reporting a crime. The police decide to arrest or...

Is debt from delinquent rent and eviction fees time barred in NYC? If so how much time has to pass to qualify so that

Dear Jamaica Tenant: The landlord has six years to sue on the oldest claim of rent owed and six years from last month owed. If you owed rent...

How can I save my apartment from getting evicted due to false accusations about weed smoke

Dear New York Tenant: After prior warning and a written notice, the fact that you received a note that the landlord is going forward suggests...

Can a landlord legally charge you a full months rent if you are only there for 3 days of the month?

Dear New Rochelle Tenant: Unless your lease allowed for early cancellation, the rent obligation to the landlord ran for the entire lease period,...

How to get reimbursement for my mother's stay?

Dear Binghamton Tenant: The events you describe lack the essential elements of an enforceable oral lease or contract. The oral "promise"...

Can I legally re-occupy an apartment?

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Generally, a rent controlled tenant does not have a right to sublet, unless the initial lease provided a right to sublet....

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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you signed the renewal leases with your name and paid rent using checks with your name then you likely are a tenant in...

Is terminating a lease due to harassment from a neighbor (feeling unsafe) allowed under quiet enjoyment without recourse?

Dear New York Tenant: If you mean are you certain to prevent a lawsuit by the landlord for damages due to breach of lease if you have an...

Dear New York Resident: If your grandfather's will omitted describing unborn children of his children, as beneficiaries, or children of a child...