Is it legal to have a lawyer tell me to pay rent if the lease was breached and am I entitled to any kind of refund.

Dear Middletown Tenant: When a lawyer makes a demand for rent on behalf of a client, the lawyer is a "debt collector" and must comply with many...

I am an illegal tenant and need help!

Dear Woodhaven Tenant: A tenant renting an illegal apartment (attic) is not under compulsion to pay rent for a dwelling where there is no...

Building eviction

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Perhaps you and all other tenants (how many tenants) should consider consulting and hiring an attorney. While the...

Are landlord and tenant free to agree to terminate an entire month to month tenancy early?

Dear Somers Property Owner: You are over-thinking the matter. If you and your tenants are acting in concert and agree to end the month to month...

How to evict unauthorized roommate legally?

Dear New York Tenant: What did you mean by "unauthorized roommate"? You are the only authority required to have a roommate. If you let the...

Dear Adams Parent: That number is as close to 100% as DNA parental verification could be. Your son is the father.

Rent Issue

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Ordinarily, a landlord cannot change the terms of the rent agreement during the lease. A state-wide law allows all tenants...

I am a landlord. My tenant has subleased her property to another(sub-lessee). The sub-lessee paid me(landlord) and not sublessor

Dear New York Landlord: Without looking over your lease with your tenant or your tenant's lease with the subtenant, I would hesitate giving you...

Dear New York Tenant: In New York State, when two persons sign a lease together, the lease (and the "law") make each tenant on his or her own,...

My tenant masqueraded as the landlord and rented out my basement without my knowledge. What should I do?

Dear Brooklyn Homeowner: You have a major headache and serious legal problems. If your home is a legal one family, then the introduction into...