If last month's rent was pre-paid, do I have to pay rent for final month?

Dear Corinth Tenant: If the landlord accepted your check for the final month of the lease at the inception of the lease term then there is no...

Does the document I signed count as a lease?

Dear Corinth Tenant: In New York an agreement to agree is not an enforceable contract. So whether your landlord found this form and you all...

Need a lawyer to help me find justice for deadbeat tenants

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Try to take this in steps. You have not evicted the tenants if the stay against the execution of the warrant of...

Dear New York Tenant: If you establish criteria as a "family member" (non-traditional) as defined for a succession tenancy in rent controlled...

Can I apply to the Court for legal fees associated with the attorney who is helping me, even though I am pro-se?

Dear New York Litigant: I gather "pro se" is in a civil litigation where the court does not assign counsel to a "poor person. Generally a...

Is there a law for lease parking ?

Dear Jamaica Parker: Look for the Department of Consumer Affairs sign in the garage. The legal rates are posted including rates for monthly...

What recourse do I have if a gym prohibit its members from bringing drinks even though they're not consumed on floor or equipmen

Dear Forest Hills Gym Member: A simple solution is to purchase your coffee or tea after leaving the gym. Or, join another gym.

What are my options?

Dear New York Tenant: I wonder whether you have received a Rent Stabilized notice of Intention Not to Renew Lease. If so, find a lawyer. A...

Can we get "buy out", repayment for our costs, if we have to leave before or even after the lease expires?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Usually oral promises made by a broker or property owner mean nothing if not added to the terms of the lease. The lease...

Do i listen to the attorney and just wait for the co-op to take me to court and proceed with the eviction

Dear Flushing Tenant: You were wrongly told. The court does not serve any papers. If your proprietary lease is at risk you want to head off...