Warranty of habitability violations. How do I proceed?

Dear Flushing Tenant: If you rent from an owner of a cooperative apartment that person is your landlord and the cooperative corporation is your...

Improperly served a summons for consumer credit transaction. Server lied on a copy of the affidavit of service. And recourse?

Dear Red Hook Litigant: If you desire to contest service of the summons and complaint, you must state the objections to the claimed service,...

Dear Brooklyn Feline Feeder: The City's T.N.R. initiative (http://animalalliancenyc.org/feralcats/about-community-cats-tnr/) has the objective...

Can I find new tenants and get out of my rental lease early?

Dear Albany Tenant: Until you present the credit worthy bona fide replacement tenant willing to accept an assignment of the last three months of...

What are the rules of a 1 family home?

Dear East Meadow Tenant: A month to month tenancy continues in Nassau County until the landlord or the tenant gives at least one month advance...

Is landlord liable?

Dear Friend of a New York Tenant: Generally, a NYC landlord is never financially responsible for damage or loss caused to a tenant's personal...

Can I notarize a letter to have my sister speak on my behalf?

Dear New York Tenant: You may need a form of a New York State Power of Attorney to authorize your designated agent (sister, niece or both...

I am disabled and a new tenant constantly parks in my spot leaving no room to park. i live in Mahopac, NY

Dear Mahopac Tenant: You clearly chose not to inform the other tenant about the mailbox and the parking space. I gather the other tenant does...

Dear New York Tenant: The intrusion by the superintendent into the apartment without your permission or advance notice may be a breach of the...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You have mixed up some concepts. An "illegal multiple dwelling" is a building with three or more housing accommodations,...