Can a C corp sign a residential lease and then sublet the individual rooms?

Dear New York Tenant: Your plan likely is not legal as the NYC Housing Maintenance Code...

Do I have to respond in court or would I just not answer?

Dear New York Tenant: So why vacate an apartment with a 10 day notice? Was this a cure notice? A termination notice? Is the apartment Rent...

Where are the NYC Housing Court Attorneys to represent me (former tenant)??

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You had the right to appeal the order that denied your request to vacate the default judgment. Usually, you must serve the...

Can Welfare Fraud Be Used In A Housing Court Case For Eviction?

Dear New York Tenant: Why not ask your lawyer who is fully familiar with your situation? Welfare fraud is not an eviction ground. It is a reason...

Can text messages be used for eviction?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The promise to move may become relevant at trial or at summary judgment. You first need a proper proceeding. What is...

I m not sure as A petitioner I worded a stipulation correctly in hopes to move on HC matter converting non payment to holdover

Dear New York Property Owner: If you were without an attorney or the tenant were without an attorney when you settled this case, the judge had...

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Dear New York Tenant: I won't get into the problem with Airbnb rentals in NYC as you probably researched those issues and you have only an issue...

Landlord never disclosed about past bedbugs problems

Dear Saratoga Springs Tenant: New York State does not mandate disclosure of a building bedbugs history to new tenants. There is a wide-spread...

In a small claims case, can I appeal a judgment made by an arbitrator?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: There is no appeal from an arbitrator award. In Small Claims you have an appeal from a judge only.

Dear Newburgh Homeowner: Consult a family law or estate law attorney. My sense is wait until you are married if you want to make your wife an...