Dear Mercer Island Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York. I do not practice law in the State of Washington....

Now that I reached the list count for an apartment in my condo with a balcony, I can smoke my cigars without issue, right?

Dear New York Condo Owner: Did you purchase the new unit with a balcony solely to secure the chance to smoke cigars? If so, you should have made...

Dear Summit Student Why not read the decision on your own so you may form an opinion how courts deal the ethical dilemma involved when an...

Dear New York Tenant: Why do you believe your apartment was deregulated? The rent history did not report a rent in excess of the high rent...

Can I sue my landlord for harassment if I live in a private home?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Look up at the NYC Housing Court online Illegal Eviction/Lockout. NYC law makes a crime for a landlord to turn off...

Landlord posted bill in my name, legal?

Dear Lake Placid Tenant: I gather your lease did not require you leave a full tank when you move out. You have a right to your security...

Can my case still get dismissed after there was a judgement?

Dear New York Tenant: You need to share the decision/order on the motion and cross motion with an attorney. If the court entered a final...

My landlord doesn't want to give me my paid rent receipts. How should I proceed? Why did she have cops hand me the 30 day notice

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: What "cops" gave you the thirty day notice? If the person who gave the notice to you did not also prepare an affidavit of...

Dear Rochester Tenant: This would be simple had you paid the rent on your court date rather than take a judgment and then risk eviction before...

Dear New York Litigant: Count the twenty days as though twenty five and without counting the day when mailed as day one. See: ">>>where a...