Do I have any recourse with bldg mgmt after my application was withdrawn and I've been blacklisted due to a miscommunication?

Dear New York Tenant: Someone made a mistake because you had two applications at the same time. Try to work this out face to face.

Tenant is living in legal apartment but is not paying rent based on an illegal apartment in the basement.

Dear New York Property Owner: If I understand, because the building has an illegal apartment in the basement, the tenant of a legal apartment...

Phony law professor

Dear Baldwin Litigant: There are many ways to "teach" at a University without becoming a listed faculty member. Check this out for example...

Am I responsible for a broken iPad?

Dear Syracuse Parent: Is the iPad usable with the cracked screen? If not, fix the screen. That will be far less expensive than hiring a lawyer...

Dear Binghamton Tenant: You may wish to check with a local lawyer or the local code enforcement office whether Binghamton adopted the provisions...

Dear Binghamton Tenant: If the landlord is going to charge $180 to shampoo the carpet, and not replace the carpet, then the landlord will take...

Dear Binghamton Tenant: It is not a question of how far back since the statute of limitations on a contract in New York State is six years, but...

Notice of Termination for a rent-stabilized apartment

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Hopefully, you made a copy of each lease renewal offer before sending back to the landlord. You may file your complaint...

The Decision and Judgment in my case has the clerks signature and no date for when the judgment was entered; is this normal?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the judgment is by default, there is no appeal. The tenant must make a motion by Order to Show Cause to vacate the...

If a NYC (Manhattan) building receives a mortgage under HUD, must the apartments then be rent stabilized?

Dear BPC Tenant: Read this article and follow up your inquiry with the author. Your HUD building may be...