Dear Buffalo Home Owner: I'll skip repetition of the discussion of the legal use for a basement. I'll accept the proposition that since you own...

How should I respond to a big raise without any sort of previous notice?

Dear New York Roommate: If the tenant's lease is Rent Stabilized her "ceiling" on legal rent charged to you to share the apartment is guided by...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: No law says you can't sue; but suing is a hassle even if in Small Claims Court. If she owes you more than $5000 you may...

Dear Ridgewood Property Owner: I know you probably would have mentioned that the water-wasting tenants are Rent Stabilized tenants if that were...

Dear Brooklyn Roommate: You may not understand your situation but coercion into a physical relationship in New York State is a serious crime. As...

Dear Center Moriches Tenant: If your lease does not have an end date, then why do you believe you are leaving early? Do not provide the wrong...

Dear Buffalo Driver: No. You will find out that New York State Courts and police do not subscribe to Sovereign Citizen newsletters, and no...

What can I do when a tenant threatens not to pay rent

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Even were you the person who rented to your homeless friend a room in your mother's house, your mother is the...

Can I withhold part of my rent because my washing machine is broken ?

Dear Utica Tenant: How much rent should you withhold for the loss of the washing machine? The expense you incur using a public laundry? If the...

Dear Ridgewood Tenant: Since you know your landlord is stealing your mail go visit your local postmaster and file a complaint. Your landlord...