Are neighbors allowed to reserve their parking spots with orange cones, or garbage cans?

Dear Flushing Home Owner: The practice is illegal in NYC. Read more...

Dear Buffalo Tenant: The answer is no. Since you indicated in your earlier version of the question you relocated to Chicago, use the Internet...

Is my lease valid?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: A New York lease is not invalid due to a landlord using a wrong form of lease. The lease is subject to New York law. it...

My landlord is taking me to Supreme Court

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Taking you to Supreme Court seems to be a significant over-reaction to a lease violation usually dealt with by a notice to...

Can the police legally keep you from filing a police report about a crime, and if so, how? Does the Constitution cover this?

Dear Staten Island Property Owner: You should focus on regaining title to your property stolen by the identity thief with an attorney in New...

My niece now lives in my old nycha apt as a squatter. I left the apt and signed document. am I still responsible for the rent?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The short answer is yes. The tenant remains responsible for rent until the landlord secures possession of the apartment....

How can I go about retrieving my belongings from my ex-boyfriends home that he kicked me out of?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: When you were denied the right to recover your possessions from a house where you lived for a year, you could have...

Can my roommate sue me for breaking the lease

Dear Bronx Tenant: If your "roommate" is a real roommate, you owe nothing at all to the roommate. The roommate's right to stay in the apartment...

Can Complainant initiate trial of a case?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The complainant is not a party and cannot stake out a legal position in the lawsuit. Consider consulting an attorney to...

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My tenants sublets a basement - do i have a liability?

Dear New York Owner: What type of building is involved? A multiple dwelling? A one or two family house? Did you or your tenant create the living...