I now live in ROCHESTER,NY. Question is do i have to live in PHILADELPHIA,PA to start Complaint in Ejectment, or eviction.

Dear Rochester Property Owner: If the unwanted family lives in a house you own in Philadelphia a landlord attorney there is in a better position...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Thoughts? Yes. The Order to show cause, substitutes for a notice of petition. The pleading remains a verified...

I have section 8 and rented a room to a friend. Now they're complaining and want their money back. Are they legally entitled?

Dear Bronx Tenant: You asked this question before. Were you "legally entitled" to charge rent for your friends to stay in your apartment with...

Rent Stabilized, NYC, Landlord will not return signed lease. What's the best avenue to protect my rights?

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord has thirty days to return a signed copy of the renewal lease to you. After that period runs out, file a...

Does a notice of entry have to be submitted to the housing court clerk office?

Dear New York Tenant: Housing Court orders and judgments are entered automatically by the clerk. Notice of Entry serves only to start a count...

HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE TO VACATE

Dear Bronx Tenant: You had more information to share, and you could do so in a follow up comment. Is the vacate order directed at the entire...

Dear New York Litigant: You did not mention your relation to the legal proceeding (plaintiff or defendant) or the nature of the legal...

The tenant can collect no more than the amount of the worth of the building?

Dear New York Tenant: Usually, the landlord has 100% interest in the building. If the owner is a corporation the corporation and not persons...

How would I go about suing and getting my things back?

Dear New York Tenant: If you live in New York County you commence the lawsuit in the Civil Court (111 Centre Street). I gather you had a...

Do i have to pay or go to court.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Moving from the apartment does not sever the tenant's joint liability with the co-tenant for rent owed the landlord at the...