What can I do to continue the current lease? can they evict me?

Dear New York Tenant: If you want to fight this you may do so. You have a lease. Your landlord has to figure a way to end the lease legally, and...

Am I responsible for co-op legal fees even though alleged violation was cured?

Dear Forest Hills Coop Owner: Sure. You can continue to dispute the coop on the claim for legal fees. You are as likely to succeed with that...

Can I use the phrase "World's most comfortable underwear" for marketing and sales purposes

Dear New York Garment Maker: It seems that the phrase you choose for marketing and sales purposes is in wide use around the...

Best/legal way to not renew lease under very unusual circumstances?

Dear New York Condo Tenant: A month to month tenant has the power to end an awful relationship with a slumlord by packing up and moving out....

Does a tenant's make shift bathroom pose a health risk to other tenants on the property? He hooked up a potty to kitchen drain!!

Dear Hyde Park Tenant: The "risk" to tenants is that the landlord has an illegal room rented out to a tenant. This is not a habitable space by...

Landlord selling home. Do I have to comply with realtor's request to show to potential buyers In NYC?

Dear Flushing Tenant: Your landlord is operating within the reasonable zone of rights recognized by most forms of residential leases (your lease...

Dear Forest Hills (Rego Park, Kew Gardens) Fare Evader: I am a civil attorney. That means I do not practice criminal law. For me, that means, I...

What are the laws or guidelines for landlords that had a building placed under City Vacate Order due to neglect & reinstatement

Dear New York Tenant: If you had rights and options your agreement with the landlord should control. If you were Rent Stabilized the agreement...

Can I prevent the owner from prematurely "evicting" me without affording reasonable time to obtain adequate employment/housing?

Dear Port Jefferson Tenant: Why is the owner not allowed to rent the room to you? If the owners are tenants pursuant to a proprietary lease they...

How long do they have to serve me again, and is there a law that allows space between serving or something I should be aware of?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the underlying claims in the two dismissed holdover proceedings were based on claims of breach of lease, it is possible...

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