In NYC can a home owner be expected to make a house of this age comply with all building code laws that have been added.

Dear Jamaica Home Owner: Your legal two family dwelling is subject to the code prior to 1938 unless there was an alteration or modification made...

Can I sue my landlord for the health issues I have due to the conditions their neglect caused? Is that letter slander?

Dear New York Tenant: You should quickly consult an attorney for your personal injury. Your lease likely prohibits you from making a...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I believe I answered an earlier version of this question. You did not assert a defense based on lack of personal...

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Do I have a chance to fight the eviction and ask for more time?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Only because you stated you plan to secure a new order to show cause do I suggest you may have a chance to stop the...

Lease termination

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If your lease did not provide for automatic renewal or your tenancy is not Rent Stabilized, when the lease expired and you...

How much does an appellate court want to appeal a case?

Dear New York Tenant: Are you inquiring on the amount of the undertaking to secure a stay of the proceedings pending the determination of the...

Tort Lawsuit

Dear Brooklyn Litigant: How do you know your cause of action is conversion? If you have a valuable claim you should consider not wasting time...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I gather you do not have a lease and your home is not Rent Stabilized. You left out some important information. What...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Generally, a landlord provides heat as required during the heating season through a building wide central heating system....

How do we address this situation of them making us sign a new lease that isn't rent stabilized?

Dear Astoria Tenant: Were you given a reason why the lease is not good? When did you move into the apartment? New York law cuts both ways. A...