Can my tenant have friends use their apartment when they are on vacation ?

Dear New York Property Owner: You did not mention how often the tenant is "away" on vacation. If this is frequent then taking the time to...

Break lease for constant mice in large apt build in brooklyn. Lease exp May1 hold back rent

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you viewed the vermin infestation as a reason to leave your home as a breach of lease by the landlord (a wrongful act...

What are the negative consequences of giving temporary shelter to a couple, in which the woman is 2 month pregnant

Dear Carmel Home Owner: The negative consequences intensify the longer you hold back on dealing with your guest's disruption of your home. You...

Why is my landlord increasing my rent without giving me a new lease?

Dear New York Tenant: If your lease is protected by Rent Stabilization increasing rent without a renewal lease isn't allowed. If Rent...

Breaking a lease

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Don't ever give up on a Rent Stabilized apartment because your landlord ignored your complaints. Get active. Call 311 for a...

Dear Flushing Tenant: If you have this abundance of free-running mice, you could be sure, your neighbors have mice as well. You may call 311 and...

Dear Jamaica Tenant: OK. Is the stipulation after the marshal's Notice of Eviction or before? If after, the court order may have merely extended...

We have a least that us up in September 2016 in queens ny.

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Best wishes for the New Year. If your lease ended in September, and your tenancy is NOT Rent Stabilized, you were free to...

How much can a subletter get on a buy out?

Dear Luciana: Right now, if your sublease has not ended, and the landlord approved the sublease of the apartment by the tenant, you may still...

What does it mean if the judge doesn't have a legitimate Oath of Office

Dear Staten Island Litigant: The "oath" of office is set by the NYS Constitution. This is an excerpt from the Constitution, Article XIII,...