In what grrounds can I sue my landlord? We have been the owner with federal money order was we have a verbal agreement not wri

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State law offers no benefit to a tenant in a private house without a lease other than the comfort that the...

Why won't my tenant vacate the apartment? No Lease as of 10-31-2016

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Your tenant has seven days left to move out (counting today) and until then the tenant has a legal right to...

Breaking Lease b/c Inhabitable in NYC

Dear New York Tenant: Based only on your statement and limited disclosure of your communication with the landlord it is not likely you declared...

Neighbor encroaching on common wall with structure not built to code. Condo is suing neighbor to rectify. Can we also sue?

Dear New York Condo Owner: I gather that your unit is the unit affected by the neighbor's excavation of the interior wall to install the...

Can your landlord kick you out of the apt whenever they want to, if you're paying rent?

Dear Bronx Tenant: No. Your landlord cannot legally "kick you out" but that will not help you if your landlord does not know the law or does not...

Can I put my girlfriend out legally?

Dear Bronx Mitchell Lama Tenant: No. As soon as you let her in for longer than thirty days you accepted the legal burden to rely only upon a...

Dear New York Tenant: Rent withholding in NYC is often a tactic that a desperate tenant invokes when not aware of using 311 to secure an order...

What recourse I have as a Holdover tenant in commercial property?

Dear New York Commercial Tenant: I suggest you retain an attorney. Your business and livelihood is at stake. If the business is not an...

Owners running building are not legal entity dissolved by proclamation of state are leases then void

Dear New York Tenant: The rights entitlements and privileges of Rent Stabilized tenants are not impaired due to dissolution of the owner entity.

After Raising rent on a tenant legally can they then give you a list of issues to fix?

Dear Private Property Owner: Your question is often posed by a tenant claiming landlord retaliation for requesting repairs. In fact, there is a...