Can my landlord give a lease after I been living there for years

Dear Buffalo Tenant: Yes. The landlord decided to take away your right to end the month to month tenancy at your whim. Seems after thirteen...

In New York, are subleasers responsible for a room after leaving the apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A "roommate" (that is your legal status when renting one room within an apartment from a tenant without a written...

What should I do if my building manager(landlord)did not put my wife's name on the new lease?

Dear New York Tenant: Your plan is fine. If you and your wife are not Rent Stabilized tenants the landlord wasn't compelled to renew the lease...

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Gave tenant 30 day notice to vacate premises. She has not done it. Filling for an eviction notice.

Dear Goshen Property Owner: Not more than twelve days, not less than five days. Papers you file require proof service on the tenant.

If a single person living in a rent stabilized apartment dies, how much time does the family have to clean out the apartment?

Dear New York Family: In a Rent Stabilized apartment the tenancy lasts through the end of the lease. The family, technically has no right to...

Is my landlord able to request more money towards my security deposit?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: If your rental period is month to month your landlord is not restrained from altering the rental terms every month....

I served my friend with a 30 day notice can I change the locks on the door

Dear Hempstead Home Owner: Your lawyer is in the best position to counsel you about the process. Generally unless the landlord has received...

1) Has NY adopted rules that are based on the FRCP? 2) If so, can I cite the applicable case law in my motion? Thank you.

Dear New York Litigant: Civil lawsuit procedure and rules are based upon New York Civil Practice Laws and Rules (CPLR). New York State...

Do I need to sign the surrender of the premises for the landlord after selling my business to new owner for 2 months?

Dear Brooklyn Restaurant Owner: It is not too late to overcome the mistake making a major business transaction without an attorney. The...

Landlord Notice of non-renewal and termination in brooklyn, NY

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: You have one-shot at proper service of thirty day tenancy termination notice to end the tenancy on October 31. Personal...