How do I sue my former landlord who lives out of state?

Dear Rochester Tenant: Avoid court. File a complaint against your former landlord with the New York State Attorney General. As long as you...

Are there any laws governing how a landlord treats a building superintendent?

Dear Brooklyn Super: If you do not have a Union contract your job was to negotiate the terms of your employment before accepting the job....

Dear Ridgewood Tenant: The unfortunate reality of law in New York is that government stands aside in controlling rent in homes that are not Rent...

Rights as a tenant

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your apartment share set up seems improper. A landlord can't rent one apartment to two tenants. If the apartment is not...

Overpaid wages /debt in foreign country

Dear former Australian Worker: The worst case is your former employer gains a money judgment and a Canadian court treats the judgment as...

Tenancy termination in brooklyn

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A process server may serve a Tenancy Termination Notice by a method known as Conspicuous Place Service and one way to...

Tenancy Termination Notice-bk

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A process server may serve a Tenancy Termination Notice by a method known as Conspicuous Place Service and one way to...

Dear Rochester Home Owner: If you are correct and the restrictions on the legal use of improvements on the adjoining parcel were altered without...

What do i do next?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Were the police from NYPD or from the Department of Buildings. It seems to me the neighbors complained about illegal...

As a tenant was I suppose to be served a copy of the summons and complaint and named in the captured.

Dear Holbrook Tenant: You should have been named as a "John Doe" defendant in the caption of the Summons and Complaint and served with the...