Month to month or short term with a clause?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: If the tenant is willing to accept the new terms for the period after expiration of the existing lease, in my...

Why did warrant vacated after stipulation when tenant failed to move out?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: I am sure you realize answering your question without reviewing the court file is likely to produce a response...

Is it safe to assume that the NY State Law supersedes the poorly written sublease agreement? What are my options moving forward?

Dear New York Tenant: I suggest you obtain a certified copy of the Rent History of the apartment. Then calculate the overcharge in rent based on...

Can I move out without penalty when it comes to lease break? I don't get lease copy for 3 weeks since I moved in.

Dear New York Tenant: No. New York law holds you to the full term of the lease at the inception of the tenancy. The failure of the landlord to...

What should I do I feel discouraged and helpless

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Hopefully, your family home is protected by some form of rent regulation likely, Rent Stabilization, since that enhances...

Who is supposed to secure a lawyer to evict the squatters, the bank or me?

Dear Brooklyn Owner: You have no right to use the Housing Court after title passed to the bank.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: It would seem if you are the lone-surviving tenant from an expired lease you remain wholly and individually liable to the...

Do I have valid cause for a lawsuit?

Dear New York Tenant: Did you discover the cause of the ceiling collapse? If as you note there were no signs and indications of a defect in the...

Dear Levittown Home Owner: If you received a violation charging you with an illegal dwelling in your home you likely had some conversion...

If I have to go to Small Claims Court do I need the exact date of the closing? If so how do I obtain that information?

Dear Coram Former Home Owner: Your attorney had responsibility to secure your paid advance common charges at your closing. Someone at your...