How to get our previous landlord to cooperate with our security deposit?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: New York law does not require an itemized statement of deductions from a tenant security deposit. Your lease may provide...

Does the landlord have to withdraw the original petition for nonpayment and start the process over from the demand step?

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord commenced the nonpayment proceeding before you made the partial payment. To protect your interest in...

Can I legally break my lease in NYC?

Dear New York Tenant: New York does not provide for a right to break a lease because the landlord did not go after the nuisance tenant and force...

Can he legally do this? Do I legally have the right to show the room if I give him proper (24 hr) notice? What action can I take

Dear New York Tenant: No, there is no law to deal with your need to show the room and the roommate's refusal to accommodate you. Even had you...

What should we do in this situation if we want to break the contract?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: It is a "valid" lease now that you received keys, took possession and "ratified" the lease by performing the tenant...

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Can the fact that my room has no windows but was advertised as a bedroom nullify my rental lease & allow the return of deposit?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: There is no "law" in New York that automatically nullifies a lease for a dwelling, even when the rented apartment is...

How do I evict her nicely.

Dear Campbell Home Owner: There is no "nice" in "evict." If you want nice then you work out your issues without involving a lawyer, a lawsuit,...

Our restaurant lease suggests that the landlord can revoke license to any vaults at any time without abatement of rent.

Dear New York Restaurant Tenant: I agree you should have an attorney considering your issues with negotiating a commercial lease on your own....

Am I legally obligated to return 100% of the money, if at all?

Dear New York Job Seeker: You already know the money is not yours. How you choose to handle this is a matter of your own honesty and morality.

Who can evict us the landlord or his brother which is a lawyer ?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The landlord is the Petitioner in the summary proceeding. A landlord may have a lawyer, and a tenant may have a lawyer....