I asked AVVO about the illegal apartment The owner is denying heat in retaliation. I need my home. Im sick from using the oven

Dear Little Neck Tenant: New York Courts and New York laws have not stepped up to assist tenants rented an illegal dwelling (see for example New...

Neighbors constantly make noise during the night waking me up on purpose past 10, not only that they run stomp and jump.

Dear New York Tenant: Your attorney would counsel the objective of any lawsuit is bringing an end to the nuisance behavior. That often involves...

Question about a judge approving a housing court settlement.

Dear Bayside Landlord: When you prepare your settlement papers in another location, and bring to court for the judge, that is a Housing Court...

Can we pursue the legal recovery of our security deposits if at the time when we paid them, the building was not MDL registered?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State law allows a landlord required to register a multiple dwelling to recover all legal rights (such as use of...

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If a landlord asks a tenant to sign a document that the LL knows is a lie at the signing, is there any tenant defense?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may consider allowing an attorney to review your original lease and rider. You may file a proceeding at the DHCR that...

My landlord says my lease expired but can't provide a copy of it. We are one year into a two year lease.

Dear New York Tenant: I gather that your tenancy is not Rent Stabilized. if Rent Stabilized, the landlord needed to register the last renewal...

Can a tenant take a Landlord to civil court without an attorney, and in doing so, will they avoid the tenants' blacklist?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The HP Proceedings for repairs is not part of the data base of filed landlord against tenant proceedings. Read more about...

I want to take my LL to housing court. How can I now whom to serve? (it is an LLC)

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may be making your HP Proceeding more difficult by over-thinking. Your "landlord" is the landlord identified in the...

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How can I find out if my landlord registered my buildings correctly with the city? If it is wrong, what can I do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the owner intentionally filed misleading information with the Department of Buildings and with HPD, it is a matter for...

Am I liable for my boyfriend who is living with me if he refuses to move out if I give up the lease which is in my name?

Dear New York Tenant: If your lease has a typical clause describing tenant obligations at the end of the lease, then the tenant remains liable...