My parents have a rent control apartment in Manhattan. By law, am I entitled to take it over if they leave?

Dear Long Island City Tenant: A family member succession in a rent controlled apartment is possible when the successor has lived in the...

How do you negotiate a " fair" buy out of a rent control apartment?

Dear Long Island City Tenant: I know from my own practice that a tenant with an experienced Housing Attorney from the start will negotiate the...

Dear Hicksville Purchaser: You need an attorney on your home purchase because if this is an issue there are certainly other problems with this...

Do I need an attorney?

Dear Bronx Tenant: Yes. I would imagine by now, you do need an attorney. The first "clue" that the apartment was not worth the rent you agreed...

Dear Queens Village Home Owner: I gather the tenant occupied a basement apartment in your house and that you described the entire contents of...

Does the landlord reserve the right to retain a tenants security deposit, if he doesn't give 2 months advance notice of moving ?

Dear Yonkers Landlord: A landlord cannot enforce any tenant obligation that is not contained in the lease, claim any penalty from the tenant...

Can I be evicted if I paid my back rent in full?

Dear New York Tenant: You may have the papers in hand but may be misreading. Likely, the five day notice you received was a "Rent Demand." A...

I received a notice of termination of tenancy (holdover). I think it has LOTS of error in it. Am I Correct?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You identified many possible defects in the termination notice. If the landlord has an attorney you may try to head off...

My tenant is along in the least. IS it legal if she brought her boyfriend ? What I have to do to stop it?

Dear Staten Island Property Owner: Your sole tenant is allowed by State law to have a roommate (the boyfriend) and does not need permission from...

Dear Bronx Shareholder: The Board may hire an attorney and the Board may discharge an attorney. The Board is the client, not the shareholders.