Dear New York Tenant: If your tenancy is protected by Rent Stabilization check out the provided links for information on how to file for a...

Dear Honeoye Property Owner: If you simply charged $25 more per month for renting an apartment with a pet, do you believe that is any different...

Will the landlord be entitled to keep a portion of my security deposit if i didn't give 60 days notice?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Better check your lease. Most landlords will end a lease on a last day of a month not on the first day of a month. You...

Are these sub letters or roommates? How do I evict them?

Dear Bronx Tenant: I gather the apartment is not Rent Stabilized. $150/week is a monthly rent of $650. If they wish to pay weekly (and according...

Best way to proceed given pre-5-yr docs crucial to inspect? Wd also like to antagonize as few court personnel as possible. TKS!

Dear New York Member of a N-F-P Corp.: I am not your attorney. But I would suggest you take what you have received on your ex parte application,...

Do I have any rights? can I request a lease in my name? or will I be evicted? if they attempt to evict me do I have succession?

Dear New York Tenant: Succession rights to a tenant of record exist in only certain circumstances. The most common claim to a succession tenancy...

Am I legally obligated to continue paying half the rent?

Dear Rochester Tenant: Since you are not named a tenant in the lease and did not sign the lease then it would seem you are not a co-tenant and...

Dear New York Tenant: If you are locked out you have the right to go to NYC Housing Court and gain a court order to regain possession. You may...

Is there anyone I can sue?

Dear Tarrytown Driver: Rocks in the road and even rock slides are fairly common in New York. See:...

Opposing party never submitted notice of entry? Pros/cons

Dear New York Tenant: You did not describe the housing court case you lost. Whether a nonpayment case or a holdover proceeding, if the landlord...