When does notice of non-renewal of a month-to-month lease need to be given if the rent due date is the 5th?

Dear Buffalo Property Owner: If the first day of the monthly rent period is the fifth day of a month, the month runs from the 5th day of a month...

10 day notice of termination

Dear New York Tenant: The termination notice is made in bad faith if you communicated the fact of the "cure" [removal of the washing machine]...

I would like to know if I should pay my rent increase even though I didn't sign a new lease?

Dear Richmond Hill Tenant: When the lease expired your tenancy became a month to month tenancy. Your landlord is "free" to choose to end the...

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Is there a legalese term for being duped into settlement agreement with tricky verbiage, dubious presentation of terms?

Dear Montauk Litigant: Your new attorney would need to explain how you were fraudulently induced into entering into an agreement that rewarded...

How and where do i go to sue my landlord for more than $5000.

Dear New York Tenant: If your plan is sue the landlord for the harm inflicted upon your daughter, consult a personal injury attorney.

What happens to my rights to my rent-stabilized apartment if I am excluded from home based on a family court order?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I gather your family law attorney would not provide a precise answer and suggested many possible results. One will...

Hello I have reason to believe I am owed a significant amount of money from works of music as an artist and writer before iTunes

Dear New York Artist: What happened when you got in touch with ASCAP and BMI. Why have you waited 20 years for royalties? I know you will...

If I move out of a month to month apartment can the landlord collect unpaid rent?

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: Whether the landlord may collect is dependent on your willingness to pay a money judgment and if not willing on the...

How do I best release a tenant from his/her lease upon tenants request

Dear Mount Vernon Property Owner: There is no magic form of agreement that physically acts to enforce the written terms when breached by a...

No Sign me forcing into Tunnel and I got "disobey traffic control" trying to avoid getting into tunnel, any way to avoid points?

Dear NJ Driver: Are you certain you were on First Avenue and the road turned right? First Avenue is a near straight road northbound without any...