We have decided to build a house and need out of our lease what legal opinions do I have when the landlord doesn't provide

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You may consider consulting a local attorney. New York law does not impose any obligation upon the landlord to accommodate...

Dear Brewster Home Owner: You left yourself little leverage to negotiate since you paid nearly the entire contract price for the project even...

Is my landlord required in NY to replace my apartment door?

Dear Highland Tenant: New York State does not provide a tenant the right to repair and deduct the cost of repair from rent even to remedy a...

Is it possible to force the landlord to fix a loud noise issue due to a structural defect in the external wall of my building?

Dear LIC Tenant: Before you jump to a conclusion about the legal remedies available, make certain the structural defect is verified by an...

Dear Parent: That would be an admission and so being charged with a crime some time is a possibility. Your son's liberty is at issue. Go see an...

Dear New York Property Owner: Examine the lease with an attorney. Determine how the noise complaints support a notice the tenant breached the...

Do I have a case to sue landlord? I believe they mismanaged a sublet agreement which caused me to pay a lease termination fee.

Dear Cheektowaga Tenant: No. Unless you have some unusual provisions in the sublease or lease agreement (so let a lawyer look over your papers)...

Does a tenant have to give 30 days notice of intent to terminate apartment lease if no notice time frame is stated in the lease?

Dear New York Tenant: Unless the lease provides a specific process to end a lease early, the lease will continue until the set end date.

Process Server does not show up / blows off a lawyer's subpeona

Dear New York Litigant: A check for the witness fee must accompany the subpoena when the performing the acts involved serving the subpoena. The...

What should I do to get my security deposit back from the guy I was subletting from?

Dear New York Tenant: Small Claims Court will not serve your summons out of state. " If the defendant does not have a residence, employment, or...