Why am I being charged these fees? What can I do?

Dear New York Tenant: Your landlord wrongly passed on to you the cost of the eradication of bed bugs in your apartment. Your landlord is the...

Can I be sued for something else after being sued for these imaginary "personal injuries" that my roommate made up?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Please describe the document: do you have a summons from Small Claims Court or s Summons. With Notice from the NYC Civil...

What should I do in this situation?

Dear New York Condo Owner: Your are clearly entitled to have all common charge payments you made properly credited to your account, and no right...

Nycha roommate 30 days

Dear New York Tenant: I am sure the paper is "real" but the words set on the paper may be deficient in acting to end a month to month roommate...

How am I suppose to find out if I'm rent stabilized if the DHCR does not have my apartment on file?

Dear New York Tenant: The material misstatement of fact in the petition relating to the rent stabilization status of your home, may help support...

Dear Hyde Park Tenant: Why are you surprised by another wrongful act by the landlord of your illegal rooming house? The fact that someone also...

De facto landlord didn't put security deposit into an escrow account. Is the security deposit still valid?

Dear New York Tenant: Your "security" remained your personal property even though the tenant commingled your check intended as a security...

Can I have a friend or relative of mine serve her an eviction notice as long as they have a signed affidavit from me?

Dear Bayshore Tenant: New York State law steps into your life when a friend you want to leave has already lived with you for thirty days or...

How can I get loss of income to the days I couldn't work because of the landlords illegal activity?

Dear Woodside Tenant: If your landlord affirmatively acted to turn off the electricity to your apartment with the intnt you :got" the message...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your tenancy continues to the last day of the month that follows the month your landlord properly serves a written thirty...