Dear Brookhaven Tenant: The serious health violations cited by the Town of Brookhaven may support a defense grounded in the statutory Warranty...

Is there a limit to the amount of time a Landlord can raise as an issue an old housing court case litigated against a tenant?

Dear New York Tenant: Subsequent proceedings render past issues moot in most circumstances. Unless your landlord continued to claim a default in...

We want to know if there is anything we could brought to court for?

Dear Utica Tenant: Your one month notice to end the month to month tenancy if you did so this month would end the tenancy on May 31, 2016. On...

If I want to sue a state, why kind of lawyer do I need? Not getting into why I want to sue.

Dear New York Litigant: If you are considering suing New York State in a state court, read about starting a case in the New York Court of...

What is the process to evict a deadbeat tenant who also stopped paying rent for parking on the property?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Your are probably exhausted doing these Landlord and Tenant cases on your own. Breaking the gate is a police...

Who pays when there are bedbugs in a NYC c o-op?

Dear New York Coop Lessee: Generally, the landlord, that is, the coop board, has primary responsibility to exterminate bed bug infestation, and...

The wrong amount of my rent and what I owe to landlord is written on my stipulation. Can I correct this?

Dear New York Tenant: How long ago did you settle the nonpayment case? You may have time left to make a motion to vacate the stipulation to the...

I want to use my 2 months security to pay my last 2 months rent in nyc studio. The property manager threatens me if i don't pay

Dear New York Tenant: If your property manager went aling with you and consumed the security deposit for your required rent payment, then where...

Can i move back in to my house and legally change it to my primary home?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: You are not at all clear about the tenant, her status and the use of the house. You have an attorney and you are...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: HPD and the Housing Court judge do not address the issue of your lease, unpaid rent and lack of Certificate of Occupancy...

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