How long does a landlord have to fix an apartment after a fire?

Dear Bronx Tenant: The City will inspect the apartment and record violations if you call 311 and report the defective conditions in the...

Question about landlord's involvement in helping tenant cure violations

Dear New York Property Owner: Usually, the good plan is a plan that does not result in future lawsuits. You are involved in the tenant's...

I am on H1b visa . Can I rent a one room in brooklyn on airbnb zip code ((12206 ))?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You are allowed a roommate. But Airbnb is nearly certain to provide legal grounds for your landlord to evict you.

What are my chances of success?

Dear Poukeepsie Tenant If your aunt accomodated your inability to meet your contract obligations by an allowance to pay reduced rent, New York...

Having severe issues w/ neighbors who fight/yell inside their apt & in the hall on a constant basis. What are my legal options?

Dear New York Tenan: The text book answer is your landllord owes you a home free from an intrusion of a neighbor's nuisance behavior and...

Can a potential landlord file for a restraining order or sue me for harassment if I ask him to reconsider my application?

Dear Rochester Prospective Tenant: You are not likely to be sued. But you should back off. Your desire to become this person's tenant is no...

Can I report a neighbor for renting to a large number of people?

Dear Hicksville Homeowner: Yes. You may comp!ain about the neighbor's use of the home as a bunk house fof transient persons. That use is illegal.

Can water be turned off by a property landlord

Dear Oneida Home Owner: If the pipes are leaking your mother needs a plumber. The landlord's shut off of the water supply is illegal. You...

What are my legal remedies for smoking downstairs neighbors and a landlord who ignores everything?

Dear Buffalo Attorney: You are correct. The trespass of second hand smoke into your apartment is a breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment...

Dear New. York Tenant: A tenant retains the right to the apartment even though damaged by fire for the duration of the repairs. A tenant may...