My order to show cause was deined i was only on my 3 one

Dear Yonkers Tenant: If you were working with management to come up with the money to comply with the Stipulation, what reason did your landlord...

Where to sue for commingling of security deposit?

Dear Bronx Tenant: This is a Small Claim Court matter (if $5000 or less) or NYC Civil Court but not Supreme Court. Why not file a rent...

How to charge a customer?

Dear New York Barber: Did you know this person? Why do you have the SSN? Post a note to remember to have him pay the next time he comes by...

What can I do if I'm $1700 shy of the 8000 require in arrears in a postevict?

Dear New York Tenant: So you left out the most important detail of your trip to court after the eviction on August 29, 2016. Did the Judge enter...

How do I get my money back from a broker?

Dear White Plains Tenant: If the broker guaranteed an apartment to you to rent, that did not exist, on terms of rental that were never offered...

Can I sue either my neighbor/landlord or both regarding my monetary losses and mental anguish behind a bed bug infestation?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You are entitled to sue anyone you reasonably believe caused damage and injury to your personal possessions. Perhaps a...

Dear Rochester Tenant: Generally, New York State does not recognize a distinct cause of action for punitive damages. But you are entitled to...

Received a subpoena to appear in criminal court as witness against my landlord, what to do and expect?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Generally, a person has no practical way to avoid compliance with a subpoena to testify, without risk of running afoul of...

Received a subpoena to present in criminal court as witness against my landlord, what to do and expect?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Generally, a person has no practical way to avoid compliance with a subpoena to testify, without risk of running afoul of...

How dold I handle tenants defaulting on a lease?

Dear Trumansburg Property Owner: You do have a problem, with an abandonment by the tenants of the leased premises a full five months before the...