How can we evict tenants that have over stayed their lease and have destroyed the property.

Dear Alexandra: Good day. Answering attorneys are not allowed to directly solicit an AVVO user, and you should take care to post without using...

Is this legal? What can I do about this situation?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: I agree with the suggestions of the other attorneys. But you are missing the real problem with the access by key into your...

Can I pull up the carpet and report mold to 311?

Dear New York Tenant: If the carpet came with the apartment the lease likely considers taking up the carpet as damage caused to the apartment by...

My management has failed to honor my DHCR reduction and won't provide me rent statements. Please advise.

Dear New York Tenant: What goal do you have in mind withholding current rent when you have a settled lawsuit and a landlord not in active...

Dear New York Tenant: If the joint tenancy is Rent Stabilized, the owner must make the renewal lease offer to both tenants named in the lease....

Does my bldg have an illegal C of O? Alterations not reported,Ghost apts, businesses not listed. C of O ALWAYS temp.

Dear New York Tenant: Good day. I answered your question a couple of days ago. I understand your goal. I provided links so you could extend the...

Dear Maspeth Tenant: The NYC Pet Law protects your tenancy against a landlord claim that you have a pet in violation of a term of the expired...

What measures can I take against the car dealership?

Dear Yonkers Car Owner: Go on and sue. I agree with the other attorneys that there is missing information even with your comments. I gather that...

My management seems to have conveniently ommited reporting info on the Cert of Occupancy. Did they follow proper protocol?

Dear Forest Hills Tenant: It is a general rule in NYC that an otherwise registered multiple dwelling with a. Certificate of Occupancy defect...

Is landlord wrong for filing a nonpayment claim and charging us for 2 months? Do we need to pay since apt is illegal?

Dear Ronkonkoma Tenant: In New York, it is not safe to say that all landlords who make a claim for unpaid rent do not have a right to use of the...