Can I get free legal help for a civil court case

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may have made a deal impossible to complete if the landlord agreed to provide heat and gas. Your "illegal" apartment...

Dear Westside Tenant: You and your landlord made a mutual mistake that should release you from the new lease. Since you are a co-tenant with...

Can my landlord keep my security deposit?

Dear Syracuse Tenant: Your City has its own independent property code that goes far beyond New York State law relating to tenant security...

How Do I Remove My Son from my ny c housing lease

Dear NYCHA Tenant: Inform the housing manager your son moved out and is no longer a member of your household. This may impact the family...

Am I bound to lease terms on breaking lease, or do I have a month-to-month?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If your assessment of the events are correct and the landlord doesn't present a different version of the signing and...

I'm physically disabled and being evicted

Dear Tenant: A three day notice is a Rent Demand, a prerequisite notice if the landlord claims the tenant owes rent. Is that the notice you...

I got a eviction from judge at hearing truly the conviction is a bunch of false statements and I have proof..how can I appeal

Dear Bronx Tenant: Unless a tenant secures a stay pending an appeal from the Housing Court or the Appellate Term even with a live appeal the...

Dear Canandaigua DJ Friend: Sure. A $100 claim is the meat and potatoes of Small Claims Court. The DJ will find out if his form of contract with...

Do I have to add everyone who lives in house hold that is over 18 years of age to my lease?

Dear New York City Tenant: Look for the form number and name of the form. A Rent Stabilized landlord never willingly adds new tenants to an...

We did not get a renewal lease, but we receive rental bills for the same amount. do we have a right not to pay an increase?

Dear New York Tenant: If your tenancy is not Rent Stabilized when the term of the written lease expired and the landlord continued to accept...