If I gave less than 30 days notice that I am leaving an apartment with no lease, do I have to pay rent for that month?

Dear Astoria Tenant: If you accurately described the way things are done here, your landlord is running an illegal transient rooming house in a...

If you live in a multi-family, rent stabilized property in Manhattan, can the landlord take you to court in Queens?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: No. Housing Court jurisdiction is territorial; as Housing Court subscribes to the legal notion that in matters affecting...

Dear New York Resident: Axolotl is an endangered species and importation into New York is not legal. See:...

Do I have a right to go after a landlord if he threw and stole items from me when my rent was paid to the end of the month?

Dear Brunswick Tenant: You should consider posting the question as though you live now in New York State, since the laws of New York control...

Dear New York Tenant: How does your landlord account for offering a renewal lease with a $400 monthly rent increase when the current order...

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Dear New York Tenant: You are entitled to a key or an electronic key to enter the building. Before you go to court contact the landlord who...

Dear Bronxville Resident: In advance of any lawsuit against the Village a claimant must properly serve a Notice of Claim. See:...

Can a landlord in NY discuss my personal and financial info with tenants?

Dear Syracuse Tenant: There are limitations on the landlord's right to know about you as a tenant in the property. Most state laws including New...

Can we shut off a residents water?

Dear Akron Mobile Home Park Owner: Based on your limited information only turning off water is illegal. "Tenants are entitled to a livable,...

Is it the responsibility of management in a cooperative building notify you of a neighbor having bed bugs

Dear Bronx Coop Owner: Yes. You and surrounding tenants were entitled to notice as well as an inspection to determine if your home too was...