Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The court lost jurisdiction over the undertenants when the landlord discontinued the summary proceeding against them....

Lease agreement

Dear New York Tenant: NY law is one-sided on the lease breaching tenant's liability to the landlord for all rent due for the balance of the...

Break a Lease, lost my job

Dear New York Tenant: NY law imposes liability for rent upon the lease breaching tenant until the lease expires or a new tenant begins paying...

Clogged Plumbing Repairs

Dear New York Tenant: You need to be more specific about the plumbing issues for the toilets and tubes. Very few parts in a tank are affected by...

Our Landlord is charging us back rent for the months of July and August... How is that possible?

Dear Hannibal Manufactured Home Tenant: If you own your home and rent the land, the new owner of your MHP, cannot lay claim to your own trailer....

Can my landlord demand I sign a release form before returning my security deposit?

Dear New York Tenant: The general rule of thumb applies to you in this circumstance: Before execution of a release consult an attorney. That...

Can I win a traverse hearing if I was home when the process server claimed to have tried to serve the 10 day notice?

Dear New York Tenant: If the process server affidavit of service claimed effective conspicuous service of the ten day notice to cure; and the...

How do I get out of a year-long lease agreement went in the lease I signed it has nothing stating anything to do with breaking l

Dear Syracuse Tenant: You probably need an attorney to do this end around the landlord's demand you find a subtenant since an unreasonable...

If I want to sell my coop apartment in Westchester County, NY can I do it on my own or do I have to allow coop board to do it?

Dear Dobbs Ferry Coop Owner: If you own shares in a private coop the corporation must consent to allow the transfer of shares and lease...

What to do without a new lease?

Dear New York Tenant: A Rent Stabilized Tenant is not obliged to beg or to bargain for a lease renewal offer. The landlord was late as soon as...