Hello how do I stay an election denied holdover case

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Six months is the maximum stay provided by law in the exercise of discretion by a judge. You benefited from all the "law"...

Dear Jamaica Property Owner: The information page you referenced related to nonpayment summary proceedings in the Housing Court of the NYC Civil...

Trying to clarify rules as to what stays when tenant leaves.

Dear New York Property Owner: Didn't this issue come up in court where you had the tenant in the exact spot to secure judge's order enjoining...

My question arises from the areas of withholding on to my roommates Nycha apartment in NYC . He/She has been missing from the ap

Dear New York Roommate: It seems appropriate now for you to update the question. Generally, a NYCHA tenant is not allowed a right to share the...

Dear New York Tenant: You have not provided sufficient information and you also have an attorney that no one less familiar with the facts of the...

Can I ask my 23 year old son to move out of my house immediately or I need to give him a 30 day notice?

Dear Garden City Parents: Your difficult situation is all too common, and the New York legislature, unfortunately, leaves families in limbo,...

Dear New York Tenant: New Jersey requires a landlord pay back a six month relocation fee to a tenant residing in an apartment illegal to rent....

If late on a lease how long if landlord threatens eviction in Suffolk County NY?

Dear Islip Tenant: A "threat" means nothing. The landlord must have a real legal claim to support an eviction proceeding. Did the lease that...

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Can I appeal NY Housing Court Decision for legal fees to landlord who originally asked for $2000 but was awarded $3600?

Dear New York Tenant: Sorry about this. I'm not sure what you meant by arbitrator since matters in Housing Court including hearings to determine...

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Can my landlord give me 30 day notice because I'm house hunting?

Dear Marlboro Tenant: You are correct that in Ulster County tenant and landlord have equal right granted by statute to end the month to month...