Dear Coram Tenant: Generally, an oral representation prior to making a written lease does not "survive" to overturn a contrary term written into...

Dear New York Tenant: The method you described for hanging the blinds suggests the blinds are a fixture and may not be removed. Similarly had...

What does "due at lease termination" actually mean?

Dear New York Tenant: New York security deposit law omits a walk-through as part of the moving procedure as well as a specific time after the...

Dear New York Tenant: Why not testify the landlord hung your pictures and hammered the nails? You likely will have an arbitrator and not a judge...

Dear Bronx Property Owner: Gajo as "precedent" stands on its own, and is against the weight of precedent in similarly determined violations for...

I have 3 tenants (a girl and a couple) living in one of my apartments. The couple told me via text that they would be moving.

Dear Rochester Property Owner: Rochester security deposit rules state a landlord cannot dip into the security deposit to pay for rent owed...

How can I stop the neighbor from harassing me.

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: A court order retains value only when you are willing to return to court and seek a contempt of court order (...

Dear Kingston Tenant: I read your question over the weekend; I realized that the hot water heater broke down Saturday morning and your landlord...

Can I sue my landlord he tells us that he plans to sell the house he rents to us, forcing us to move, then does not sell it.

Dear West Hempstead Tenant: No. A tenant without a lease is entitled only to One Month notice to vacate the house and the landlord may need no...

Am I in my rights to start an hp action against my landlord

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Since you resolved the nonpayment case, you must return back to the judge to undo the portion of the agreement where you...