What should I do with my neighbor's allegations and harassment?

Dear Flushing Home Owner: You could engage an attorney to communicate with the neighbor and to issue a cease and desist demand. When the...

My question is related to tenant law. Is landlord allowed to return the payment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The return of rent tendered by a tenant to a landlord in the period from a notice to cure through the initial court date,...

Landlord and tenant settlement negotiations

Dear New York Landlord: Without mention by you of the underlying issue in dispute and the statements made by you and the tenant in the back and...

I've been living with my son for over a year. Management asked us for documents so I can be put on the lease and now refuse to

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The notion of adding another person to a lease, even a mother to a son's lease, is left up to an agreement made by the...

Can a judge order a landlord to re-create conditions that required repair to determine the severity of a problem?

Dear New York Tenant: If your case citation reference is to the Appellate Term decision in 501 NY LLC v. Anekwe,...

If my real estate lawyer closed on a building I bought and didn't make sure the liens were cleared can I sue him for the liens

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: The Title Insurance company would have held up the closing to pay off the recorded NYC/HPD emergency repair liens....

If a landlord refused to accept rent a judge in a nonpayment case ordered the tenant to pay in his decision, what happens next?

Dear New York Tenant: If the rent (money judgment) tender is made after issuance of a warrant of eviction, the landlord is not compelled to...

Does an attorney have to give 24 hr notice prior to opposing attorney before filing for emergency eviction stay?

Dear Freeport Friend: Unless something bizarre is at play, the ordinary path to stopping an eviction from a landlord and tenant court when the...

My landlords sewer line broke destroyed my washer has feces all over it can I make a claim for the washer

Dear Buffalo tenant: Sure. Why not? if the landlord has insurance you may receive an offer if you make a claim. Without insurance you need to...

Dear Yonkers Resident: Generally, an aggrieved individual does not have a the right to sue an agency without first exhausting administrative...