Can i get the payment of 6 months rent from him and should i stop paying him rent

Dear Franklin Square Tenant: It sounds you are living less well than a dog in an unsafe dwelling unfit for use by a human being as a residence....

Is a lawyer's representation sufficient for commercial eviction in NYC or is company representative needed at any point?

Dear Commercial Tenant: I sense from the question that you are the tenant. Otherwise, were you the landlord, you would have inquired from your...

Dear Ithaca Biker: It seems you fell victim to a simple ruse to ditch your old bike for a new one, rather than leave with your repair and try...

Can I sue her for breaking an oral agreement, does a building have the right to hold my property without my approval and consent

Dear Forest Hills Resident: There is no one to sue. You are not damaged. Go to your friend's building and pick up your paperwork and see a...

What are my options to get out of this deal?

Dear Albany Friend: This is what you did. You bought a car for your friend, without any reward for doing so. What was the "consideration" you...

Can I file a 30 day notice on behalf of my wife?

Dear Bronx Spouse: It would seem common sense would require your wife to do nothing more than present written notice to the roommate that the...

What is the next legal step I need to do

Dear Bronx Property Owner: Do you know something about the tenant you did not mention to your attorney, such as being elderly, disabled?...

Do we as tenant for equipment are we responsible to buying new equipment?

Dear Westbury Tenant: Yesterday when you asked this question you inquired if your landlord could raise the rent on a new lease $100 per month to...

I would like to know if I have any rights at all, as the owner has refused to renew my lease for which I currently pay 5,150/mon

Dear New York Tenant: You describe an apartment with an apparent fraud indelibly inked into the Rent History, and so, a chance may exist to...

Landlord has refused my rent for the past 2 months because we are in lidigations, will I have to pay it at the end of this?

Dear Bellingham Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Washington State. When I read Mr....