How do I go about evicting without a lease?

Dear Norwich Property Owner: Try to engage an attorney. A landlord has legal right to end a tenancy without a lease with a one month notice. A...

How much more time can tenant get?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: You have a lawyer. You did not provide any information about the underlying case, the last order to show cause,...

Dear Brooklyn Homeowner: Contact your local FDNY house. Open burning is not legal in NYC. That means all those fire pits are not legal to use in...

Landlord confirmed through email only that I can get out of my lease. Will I be liable for the remainder of my lease in court?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I agree with the other attorneys that the writings by email may be reliable evidence that your landlord agreed to certain...

What is needed to evict a room mate and how can I recoup back rent?

Dear LIC Tenant: It is not clear from the statement that the persons you want to evict are your "roommates" (landlord has put me in charge for...

Can a landlord show the house for sale and or show as a rental if there are still tenants residing in the house?

Dear Mt. Vernon Tenant: Your landlord's rights to enter your home to show to a prospective purchaser is controlled by a special condition in the...

See below re: pretrial use and occupancy.

Dear New York Tenant: In a nonpayment proceeding, if the tenant requests two adjournments, or the case is older than thirty days, the landlord...

What should I do in this situation? Should I tried to talk with them or just follow legal actions.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You know from your past experience the landlord has a precise narrow legally regulated period to make the renewal lease...

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You have information in hand that you must share for a decent answer. You may call the marshal office and inquire if the...

Do I have a case for the trial or it's better settling before? Based on my lease, they charged me fees they couldn't charge...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You must "Answer" the landlord's nonpayment petition. You may raise any defense and counterclaim you feel proper in the...