Signed a PW-1 for a tenant to fix what he did that violated the lease. Does the tenant still need the landlord's permission?

Dear Bronx Property Owner: The PW-1 form filed with DOB initiates the application process. It is not permission to start work or a work permit....

Is there any advantage to starting a holdover proceeding at lease end rather than a few months later?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Unless the lease required a written notice that the landlord will not renew the lease there is no requirement to...

Should I ask for an order to show cause and use this as my defense? If so, in your legal opinion, am I sure to win?

Dear Bronx Resident: I doubt any answering attorney will say you are sure to win. The 2008 judgment may be too old to vacate based on bad...

Dear Brooklyn Store Owner: In your initial question about this theft I suggested you allow the utility to investigate and determine the economic...

Is service of a rent demand good if the tenant signed it saying "tenant admits receiving this on such and such a date?"

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: I believe your instinct is correct: You will need a formal proof of service performed in the manner allowed by...

Can my grandfather add me to his lease in his rent stabilized apartment.

Dear New York Tenant: No. The landlord is not obliged to add you to the lease. You could move in with your grandfather and make his home your...

How can I evict a tenant who is not paying rent?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: The good part of the formal NY Rent Demand is that the landlord has a choice to make a personal (face to face;...

The reality of getting a tenant out after lease end? Realtor is telling me he has seen tenants there for a year after!

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: In NYC a month to month tenancy continues until the landlord serves upon the tenant a properly prepared written...

Entered into a contract to purchase a camper that doesn't belong to the people I entered into a contract with ,

Dear Albany Resident: Inform the State Police of the scam and let the police figure out the crime and whether to arrest. The Money Order you...

My air conditioning turns on but I have it auto of 70 and the temperature in the house is 90 is that acceptable by law?

Dear Phoenix Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York State. I do not practice law in Arizona. In contrast to tenants in my...