Is it practical or doable to sue a tenant in residence for property damage?

Dear Bronx Landlord: Unless your lease bars a money damage lawsuit at the same time as a holdover proceeding you are otherwise not prevented...

Tenant didn't answer the complaint - consequences?

Dear Bronx Landlord: What court has your case? If in Housing Court, and the case is a nonpayment case, you are entitled to apply for a judgment...

Are these multiple issues grounds for constructive eviction?

Dear Binghamton Tenant: Management is not doing anything in the hope you will pack up and move and the owner has a building without tenants to...

Removing building super by landlord owner

Dear Corona Property Owner: Amazingly, New York State law does not require you provide any notice at all to a superintendent once you terminate...

Unit included as affected party in loft law application, can we still be rent protected?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may submit your own application for Loft Law coverage. You may contact the attorney for the applicants and request to...

Dear Brooklyn Litigant: Actually, the judge speaks first. Usually, the movant states the reason for seeking the relief and making the fact and...

I live in an illegal basement. We pay our rent on time but now we are being asked to leave. Can I ask for all my money back?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: All rental agreements made by tenants and landlords in New York State build in the state-wide law known as the Warranty of...

What are my right in Wappingers Falls NY when it come to repairs of home that I rent

Dear Wappingers Falls Tenant: Water penetration from ice dam buildup damage cannot be fixed until unfettered access to the roof and interior of...

How old do you have to be to smoke cigarettes?

Dear Greenville Teenager: With all the dire implications to a person's life and health, why ever bother smoking? In New York State, the law is...

Dear Bronx Tenant: You are protected by your lease from an arbitrary early cancellation by the landlord. If the neighbors complained to the...