Does this count as theft and can I call the police and have the friend arrested?

Dear Larchmont: Either your girlfriend or her friend has or had your stolen computer. Neither one will admit to the theft. Waiting days to...

Transfer of liability as a guarantor

Dear New York Tenant: There is no form. The guarantor has a relation to the landlord. The landlord must accept a new person as guarantor o the...

What legal action could my landlord take against me?

Dear New York Tenant: No. No legal fees are owed even with a legal fee clause in the lease. The lease clause providing for legal fees is...

My tenant stored his car and clothes in my garage and refuses to move them. What can I do to avoid a potential lawsuit?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: A tenant who occupies residential or non-residential premises who agreed to pay rent in exchange for the right to...

Can I break my lease if the landlord is ignoring a rat problem?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Set up a legitimate claim to move out due to the landlord's wrongful conduct. Your landlord breached the lease, not you....

Our business in new york city, we didn't pay rent for 3 months, today we got a 6 days city marshal eviction notice.

Dear New York Tenant: If the "eviction" notice is the first paper alerting you to the landlord's lawsuit the supporting judgment came by...

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I received via email written confirmation of extension of lease for 60 days for a rental apartment, and now they are saying no

Dear New York Tenant: Email is generally not a solid method to confirm or to modify the terms of an existing lease. Most residential lease forms...

What is considered a "reasonable time" to return a security deposit on an apartment in NYC?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State has no statute directing when to return the security deposit. Often the lease fills that legislative void....

If I was to purchase a 6 family in Brooklyn that is rent stabilized, and I can increase it to a 8-12 family....

Dear Staten Island Property Owner: Generally, yes. The building is subject to Rent Stabilization. There are some fact specific methods to...

Renting for (5) years, landlord refused to give interest on security deposit, bank name and account name despite written request

Dear Flushing Tenant: If your building has six or more apartments or your tenancy is Rent Stabilized your landlord violated a statute that...