Was weekly tenant in illegal basement apt then asked to be super do i have any rites owner threatening eviction after 30 years

Dear New York Superintendent: If you paid rent for the apartment (illegal or not) and the building contained at least six other apartments, you...

Dear New York Property Owner: The steps to the house are part of the house and so is part of the private real property. The steps are not for...

Super 30 years in illegal basement apt in small 10 unit brownstone no kitchen do i have any rights owner threatens eviction

Dear New York Superintendent: If you are not a "union" contract superintendent, you entered into the building as an employee and not as a...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: If you are a petitioner in a summary holdover proceeding and the respondent is a month to month tenant, there is...

Should I even respond to my landlord's attorney or wait for them to actually take legal action/go to court?

Dear New York Tenant: Yes. Respond or not respond is the question for an attorney you consult in a private and confidential setting. Your lawyer...

My landlord unreasonably refused me to sublet... Want to have her as a roommate now to work around the system...How?

Dear New York Tenant: Arm yourself with an experienced tenant rights attorney. Your attorney will dare the landlord into taking legal action...

How do I get a tenant out who is 3 months behind on rent?

Dear Binghamton Property Owner: You do not use a tenancy termination notice to force the issue about unpaid rent. You make a three-day written...

Co tenant left, has not paid rent nor given in keys, moved out belongings, forwarded address, name off of utilities, in or out?

Dear Mamaroneck Property Owner: As far as I am able to determine from your information the tenancy contnues even with one tenant and the move...

Rules for having a roommate in rent stabilized apt, Nyc?

Dear Bronx Tenant: Generally, the landlord is entitled the identity of the roommate after thirty days in occupancy. Generally, a tenant must...

Can you be sued by a landlord after you move out?

Dear New York Tenant: Your former landlord has the burden to prove the damages caused by your alleged breach of lease and profiteering from the....