Can a pastor ask you to make a check out to him instead of the church

Dear Brooklyn Parishioner: I am not passing judgment on Pastor's conduct and the willingness of members to truly pass the buck to a person who...

My landlord is trying to charge me $50 for a repair of a broken mailbox

Dear Jamaica Tenant: I agree with you. The landlord should provide you with new a key for the repaired or replaced mailbox. How are you planning...

Dear New York Tenant: In a short answer: A may choose to ask you to leave the apartment, and test his power to do so in an eviction proceeding...

Is a new landlord entitled to rent increases which the old landlord never asked for?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The new landlord's rationale for why the former landlord did not comply with the owner obligation of Rent Stabilization...

I have diagnosed depression and my coop board will not allow me to have a companion dog even though I have a doctors letter

Dear Flushing Co-Op Owner: Online no answering attorney is able to form an opinion that our doctor's lawyer stated all the critical information...

I'm moving into an apartment with roommates. Each roommate has their own lease. Is that allowed in NY?

Dear New York Tenant: A lease is a written contract and so is enforceable unless a court says it is not. It is not legal for a landlord to...

Can LL deduct from security deposit for month-to-month lease if there is no replacement tenant or roommate?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your leasing arrangements appears improper since landlords are barred by law from renting individual rooms within one...

Security Deposit - How can I request landlord to provide itemized receipt & proof of damage for security deposit deduction?

Dear New York Tenant: No. New York law does not require any paperwork from the landlord to charge repairs to a tenant security deposit. This...

How can I terminate a lease without losing my security Deposit?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The typo (scriviner error) is generally considered meaningless and having no impact on the lease legitimacy. So you...

Can I transfer?

Dear Commack Property Owner: No. That is not how CPLR 325 works. It does not provide a right to a litigant to shop for a judge in another equal...