Dear Bronx Tenant: You have an unusual situation. Tenants' children typically are not named tenants on a lease, do not sign a lease and have no...

Can I get my deposit back from landlord? and if i sue him is there possibility to win?

Dear New York Tenant: The "best way" is to hire an attorney and invest some of your own money into interviewing you, investigating facts and...

What should I do? Should I get a lawyer and dispute the complaint?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You should at least consider allowing an attorney to read the letter, review your lease and interview you. A landlord is...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I gather from your checked categories you have a lease. If you are not rent stabilized, you have few remedies. Housing...

Dear New York Tenant: Fraud, misrepresentation or other misconduct of an adverse party is a statutory ground to vacate a judgment. See:...

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What steps should i take to turn the lease into my name? what are my rights in this matter?

Dear New York Tenant: Your Rent Stabilized succession rights lie dormant until exercised by you after your grandmother moves out or passes away....

What are my options, is there a way to not be put on the eviction and taint my record? Can I break the lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The reason the landlord made one lease for three unrelated persons responding to one ad for one room for $800 per month...

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Can I ask a housing court for damages, under FDCPA and NYC consumer protection laws, against abusive debt collection practices?

Dear New York Tenant: Housing Court is a special court of limited jurisdiction carved out from the New York City Civil Court by section 110 of...

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Dear Flushing Landlord: Unless the tenant offered the forged receipts as evidence at a trial, the court likely has no record to confirm your...

Dear Batavia Tenant: The landlord is not allowed to give out your social security number. No law would prohibit sharing your name and address....