Dear Brooklyn Landlord: If you are contemplating a summary proceeding of some type, whether for nonpayment of rent or lease termination/lease...

Can a landlord show a property we are currently renting without our permission?

Dear Huntington Tenant: Ordinarily, I would suggest you check the lease for the paragraphs dealing with the tenants' right to proper advance...

Dear Long Beach (City) Tenant: Nassau County accepted a form of rent stabilization for Long Beach City (ETPA) and if so, your landlord, your...

Do i have any rights as a tenant when a home is being sold?

Dear Huntington Tenant: Based on the new information in your second question your tenancy may very well be only month to month. New York does...

My tenant owes $2500 to my oil provider, and broke his verbal agreement with me. What can/should I do?

Dear North Salem Home Owner: In New York State on taking possession a tenant is liable to the landlord for all the rent due for the entire term...

Dear Richmond Hill Tenant: I gather you are a free market tenant. You are in a negotiation with your landlord. Right now, you are moving out in...

How binding is a lease to sublet an apt. And I'm talking about Brooklyn,NY.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Perhaps your son is lucky. A sublease without prior consent of the landlord is a breach of lease and likely to result in...

I am facing eviction. How do I fight against an ex parte order cplr 5704b?

Dear New York Tenant: If there is a final judgment and an issued warrant and the Appellate Term vacated the Housing Court stay you probably have...

Has my landlord broken the lease

Dear Watertown Tenant: Your neighbors enjoying their day with guests and a BBQ on the small grassy area (common ground) did not commit a...

How do I get owner to grant access to my movers to the basement to retrieve my furniture, etc. To move back to my apt?

Dear Flushing Tenant: If you approach your problem securing reasonable access to your property now in storage in the basement as a special type...

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