If we settle an eviction case, in order to keep our home, how can we get reimbursed for large expenses our landlord has cost us?

Dear New York Tenant: You have a lawyer. Make your lawyer do his job. Lawyers without any Landlord and Tenant experience write contracts all the...

Do i have the right to get compensated for construction on my apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A tenant with a written lease, making an "investment" in fixing the apartment, has no legal basis to claim compensation...

My landlord won't put in smoke & Co2 detectors or a back fire exit? And we have a mold problem as well

Dear Middletown Tenant: You may consider involving the code enforcement office of the City of Middletown. See:...

How can a master tenant get roommates who are not paying rent to leave the fastest way?

Dear Friend of a Tenant: If the occupants in your friend's apartment are true roommates, who once paid rent, to the tenant for the use and...

Can a landlord sue me for rent if my home is illegal?

Dear New City Tenant: You may be correct that the home you occupy is not worth the money charged to you as rent, but if you do not have a lease,...

Roommate Disappeared Without Paying Rent and Utilities (Not on Lease)

Dear M from Brooklyn: NYC Small Claims Court requires a physical address as part of processing the initiating papers for the complaint. The...

How much time should I give two tenants who are renting rooms to leave?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York tenants (acting as landlords) are not required to invent a notice to end a month to month tenancy, since the...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York tenants (acting as landlords) are not required to invent a notice to end a month to month tenancy, since the...

Dear New York Tenant: It is illegal to place an exterior lock on an interior apartment door. Locking out the roommate from the bathroom will...

Trying to avoid court with landlord

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: There is no advantage for the landlord to delay commencing a nonpayment proceeding for the rent you owe now. In fact,...