Dear New York Tenant: Since you are a party to the holdover proceeding you have a special interest to hire your own attorney and work to defeat...

In NYC housing court, how can you present statements from multiple neighbors

Dear New York Tenant: Gathering witnesses for court is similar to herding cats, it will not happen by consent or agreement. A party has the...

I'm month to month after a year lease (been there ovee 2 years ) now after issues he wants to raise it

Dear North Tonawanda Tenant: If the house and your tenancy are not regulated by the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 (State Rent...

Subtenant has not paid fees.

Dear New York Tenant: If the former subtenant resides in NYC you may use Small Claims Court. What fees were not paid?

HP court action, I had a leak in my apartment and my landlord refuses to replace the damaged walls, the carpet smells, and

Dear New York Tenant: Here is an idea. Use one of the popular forms available online published by tenant advocacy groups to help your neighbors...

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Without notice, tenant says they are moving out and living out their 1 month security.

Dear Mount Vernon Property Owner: You have little room to maneuver. You may gamble on making an oral rent demand and commencing a nonpayment...

What is the notice a landlord has to give on month-to-month rents in NYC?

Dear New York Tenant: The NYC thirty day tenancy termination notice exists by virtue of a statute (New York Real Property Law section 232-a...

Hi, I wanted to know how to sue my landlord for my security deposi?

Dear Bronx Tenant: There is no right to "break" a lease, but the landlord and tenant may agree to cancel the lease, without penalty to the...

Can I sue a management company that was hired by my cooperative for stress.

Dear New York Tenant: You need your doctor to connect the stubbornness of the management company in dealing with the invoices with the medical...

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Dear Bronx Family Member: Your parents are "co-tenants" not co-landlords because they own share in a cooperative. The relation between the...

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