As a guarantor for an apt is there anything I can do to hold tenants legally liable for payment to me?

Dear New York Guarantor: You may memorialize the pledge to pay these two lumps sums in the form of a promissory note with a confession of money...

Dear Amsterdam Family member: You do not have to pay the building manager and the building manager does not need to work on his own time after...

How soon do I have to vacate an apartment if the rent is paid through the month?

Dear Mechanicville: You are right. You are being bullied. You have until the end of the month the rent is paid, unless there is some unique term...

How do I find out if my tenant is legally renting out her extra room?

Dear New York Asker: You have not explained your relation to the building, the broker, the landlord, the apartment and the tenant. A "broker"...

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Do I live in an illegal SRO apartment?

Dear New York Tenant: Yes. Seems the building may be run as an SRO. Look up information for the building at nyc gov hpd. See if the City...

Is it illegal for someone to be subleasing a room in my apt and I have not signed a lease stating that person lives in my apt?

Dear New York Tenant: You or another person let the new roommate into the apartment. No law requires you have a written agreement with the...

The home I am living in has no C/O. I like living here but am concerned. What will happen to my landlord if I report this?

Dear Water Mill Tenant: Does your town require a Certificate of Occupancy for new construction? If so, the landlord may face a fine or penalty...

New York tenant's rights. We were not made aware of periodic pesticide treatments on property at signing of lease.

Dear Watervliet Tenant: New York State has a law on notice for use of pesticides but the law applies only in local government jurisdictions that...

Can my stabilized tenant ask me to evacuate the apartment at a short notice?

Dear New York Parent: Your daughter is a roommate. If the tenant claims a breach of the terms of the written lease, New York State law will...

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My lease had expired for several months, so I was living as a month-to-month tenant. Is written notice required?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State law requires a notice from a tenant to end a month to month tenancy in all of New York State other than in...

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