Can they really hold my money and refuse to return it?

Dear New York Tenant: Your money is your money and you are entitled to a refund. How did the landlord negotiate your post-dated check? You do...

Is she right? Aren't I considered her landlord? Do I have a say in where she puts the litter box?

Dear New York Tenant: Your "subtenant" is a roommate, your "other roommate" is your co-tenant, and technically, with two named tenants on one...

Dear Brooklyn Occupant: If your aunt's son is the tenant of record (head of household) as the successor tenant to his mother, and you are as you...

How can we dispute a landlord who is trying to collect unjust debts?

Dear New York Tenant: The New York State statutory Warranty of Habitability builds into every written lease or other rental agreement for a...

Do I have the right to ask my landlord to make the necessary repairs to get ventilation in the bathroom?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The bathroom ventilation by small window into the kitchen likely is legal if that is the setup since the building was...

Is there anything I can do?

Dear Amsterdam Tenant: New York State has a law to deal with the situation you face but a person must be at least 62 years of age to exercise...

Dear New York Tenant: If you and your "roommate" are both named tenants on the lease, your breach of lease is equally her liability. Ratting you...

Wanted break my lease in NYC but signed a notice to vacate, landlord withholding my right to assign or sublet.

Dear New York Tenant: The statutory right of a residential tenant to assign a lease is nearly impossible to pull off in the real world. A tenant...

Can I go to a lawyer to check my records

You could go to a lawyer to check your record. So the answer. Is: Yes.

How can I get my landlord to stop harassing me?

Dear Rockville Centre Tenant: New York State landlord and tenant law does not allow a residential landlord the right to cancel the lease for...