Dear New York Tenant: If you all stopped paying rent you have imposed by your own act a 100% abatement. If sued by the landlord you maintain...

Must I explicitly tell my landlord that "I plan to take him to court if he doesn't make repairs" in order to file an HP action?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I believe you authored a series of questions relating to your building and your landlord's evasive and illegal conduct. In...

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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: In my opinion, the NYC Housing Court does not have jurisdiction to resolve the issue of entitlement to a parking space for...

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My case brought by the landlord against me was put to the side by the judge for lack of merit. Now the landlord has repeated his

Dear New York Tenant: There is a set of tests to determine whether the second lawsuit is identical to the first special proceeding. A judge...

NYC Maximum Six-Month Stay - Start Date?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The tenant must make the request for the stay allowed by New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section 753...

Is it the executor's responsibility to tell the landlord a tenant has died?

Dear New York Next of Kin: Someone with legal authority is designated in your Aunt's will to act for the Estate and that person is the Executor....

Landlord holding deposit (two months' rent) after move out for 30+ days; is not responding to requests

Dear New York Tenant: New York State does not have a law that sets a firm deadline for a landlord to return a security deposit. You have...

When i report my bicycle stolen & i know the person trespassed can i file restraining order against this person to stay away ?

Dear Freeport Tenant: I answered another question you posted tonight. You could find a way to chain the bicycle so that the owner's ex does not...

Dear New York Tenant: Every effort to do what you plan to do as far as I know has not worked. You could check the Airbnb investigation of...

How can I find out who is the new owner and management co.of a building I have been living in for 32 years in New York City?

Dear New York Tenant: You could look up the identity of the deed owner at ACRIS. Follow the menu prompts for entering the address for the...