Can a Landlord legally shut off the water on a tenant?

Dear Brookhaven Property Owner: No. It is not legal to turn off the water while waiting for the Sheriff to execute the warrant of eviction.

Do I hv to buy the condo

Dear New York Tenant: The condominium conversion plan must declare that the "plan" is an eviction plan or a non-eviction plan. Even with an...

Nyc eviction question

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Do you mean that the "new" owner is one of the duo of two original owners, and that the one who started the holdover sold...

If there is no end date on the contract you signed in 2006 is it still binding or are you on a month to month bases?

Dear Uniondale Tenant: Amazingly, the New York State legislature dealt with the issue of a lease without a specified end date and so wrote a law...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: This is a very generous settlement in the tenant's favor your attorney negotiated. You should read the stipulation...

Dear Ridgewood Tenant: Usually, the "biggest" money judgment a landlord may secure after a trial in a Holdover is for the past due rent and use...

Nyc eviction updated

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, requires that the Petitioner is landlord or lessor. Usually, there is no...

Assigning a lease in NYC. Does the landlord need to return my security deposit?

Dear New York Tenant: I do not know how you and your landlord perfected the assignment, but generally an assignment of lease maintains the...

Is there any way to get this removed off my credit report.

Dear Corona Tenant: Unfortunately the Housing Court sells the data base of all cases with an assigned calendar date to companies that compile...

Can I demand my security deposit back?

Dear New York Tenant: Generally, a tenant fulfilled the obligation of tenancy by moving out on or before the day the lease expires. Usually, a...