I have been given a 30 days verbal warning to move out and I have not yet found a place, my rent is in standing order.

Dear New York Tenant: OK. Your landlord just gave you some free extra time to move out. No court will allow an eviction against a tenant unless...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Your landlord must provide an allowance for an accommodation for a tenant disability, but you did not state you made the...

New Owners of Building

Dear Kingston Business Owner: The lease will inform you when the new rent begins and about a security deposit. The lease term starts the new...

Can I Ben be evicted from my apaprtment if they neighbors are complaining now about smoke

Dear New York Tenant: New York State does not recognize a civil right to smoke inside one's apartment. The contest in the eviction case is not...

Dear Rochester Tenant: No. There is no need to break your current lease because the landlord is wrong. There is a law that prohibits the...

Can my landlord tell me i cant have family over just to visit when i didnt sign a lease

Dear Buffalo Tenant: Your landlord has more power over your non-lease tenancy than telling you who she does not want to visit you. If you had a...

When do the lease expires after person/lease passes away?

Dear New York Sibling: I am sorry for your loss. In New York State a lease does not end at the tenant's passing and instead automatically...

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How to get my deposit back if I'm subletting? Do I have the right to request it from the landlord?

Dear New York Tenant: No. The landlord did not create a security deposit account in your name and the other roommate's name. The landlord is...

Is anyone familiar with the rules of the Civil Court of the City of New York regarding default judgements and inquests?

Dear New York Litigant: The hurdle is high in order to prevent default judgments. Just follow the process. It is the same for you and for all...

Lawsuits and disputes

Dear New York Litigant: New York does not recognize demurrer in civil litigation. Look up New York Civil Practice accelerated judgment.