So, why would I have unclaimed funds from a bank that I was never a part of?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may have left an old account in a bank or had a tenant security deposit left in a bank. If the money came from an old...

I had signed a lease with a realtor but landlord refuse to give me keys.

Dear Mount Vernon Tenant: Based only on the information provided it seems the landlord did not give you a full signed copy of the lease. New...

How to do it

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If your tenancy is protected by Rent Stabilization, your husband is already a tenant even though not named as a tenant by...

Can I

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: What did the landlord do? If the landlord claims your wife lost her renewal lease right because she does not use the...

How can I fine out if my attic apt is ilegal

Dear New York Tenants: Attics are not usually capable of legal conversion to residential use. Do you have your own kitchen, bathroom, heat and...

Do tenant law apply to the state of the residence or the state of the property management company?

Dear Philadelphia Tenant: Your New York landlord is controlled by Pennsylvania law. Lucky for you that is so since New York law has none of the...

I never received my security deposit from a house i rented. I still have the lease and deposit receipt.

Dear Stillwater Tenant: You may try to look up your deposit in Unclaimed Funds at: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/ The fact that you did not...

Dear New York Rent Stabilized Tenant: Your landlord is flat-out wrong about the level of noise you must suffer before the noise rises to an...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Even if the space in the basement is illegal to rent as a residence, in New York, as soon as a person crosses the...

What division do i file a breach of contract with a former employee? Chancery? Law Division?

Dear New York Litigant: The Supreme Court, New York County, has jurisdiction of all manner of claims in law and equity. Chancery was abolished...