Can I sell my house while tenants are still there because they owe me $60

Dear Buffalo Property Owner: I am fairly certain your attorney would let you know no one goes through the time trouble and expense suing a...

Came home from a trip to find a hold over petition taped to my door; is this proper service?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: It is legal to serve a notice of petition at least five days ahead of the court date and not more than twelve days before...

Dear Property Owner: This is not your problem and you should not expect you could do a better job preparing the deed than the lawyer working for...

Dear Jamaica Landlord: As an answering attorney on AVVO we are not your attorneys. You did not say who told you to take the late check if...

How use and occupancy is determined - would this help?

Dear Staten Island Property Owner: Who told you that you could not cash the rent checks tendered by the tenant in the month to month tenancy...

Does a co-op shareholder association need to be registered?

Dear Forest Hills Shareholder: The dissident shareholders do not require any forma registration of a name to evidence existence until opening a...

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Question for friend: What is present rent stabilization status of this unit? Can she continue as M2M (month-to-month) tenant?

Dear New York Friend of a Tenant: Generally, an apartment subject to Rent Stabilization remains subject to Rent Stabilization as long as the...

What can I do?

Dear Wyandanch Tenant: So this is your dilemma. Your landlord may have spun a lie about being turned in by a neighbor, and the reason for taking...

Does lease language permit new commercial landlord to buy me (tenant) out of lease?

Dear New York Tenant: Based on your information, the lease clause is not ambiguous. The potential for the landlord to offer an inducement to the...

Can the court order someone to get a job?

Dear New York Plaintiff: No. The court may determine your claim and if you prevail enter a money judgment. NY law provides many pathways to...