Dear Staten Island Home Owner: The ex-landlord does not need an agreement from you that you owe rent from a former rental residence. The old...

What can we do?

Dear Colorado: You posted the question for attorneys in New York, but if you are going to make a legal claim, you are likely to do so closer to...

Dear Brooklyn Resident: When a defendant does not receive the civil process (Summons and Complaint) or is aware of a lawsuit by some other...

Rent increased due to Individual Apartment Improvement, is it deregulated and if so, how much can landlord raise rent in future?

Dear New York Tenant: If the lease is for an apartment once subject to Rent Stabilization but no longer due to a claimed individual apartment...

Is it negligence per se?

Dear New York Patient: The "lack" of your informed consent must be claimed as the proximate cause of the injury you suffered. The medical...

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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may have a claim against the broker who found an illegal home for you to rent and collected a commission while failing...

My landlord gave me a 30 day notice, but i see on the notice its not my last name. Its a whole different name,is that valid

Dear Staten Island tenant: Maybe you were served with a notice meant for another tenant. Maybe the landlord's lawyer made a mistake and the...

Tenant Question

Dear New York Friend: Straight to the point: No one in New York is allowed an eviction by self-help. The tenant must rely on a traditional...

I rent a room in a single family house. The landlady wants me to move out, does she needs to bring me to court if I don't move

Dear Flushing Tenant: Yes. But that does not mean your landlord knows law or the legal proceeding to properly evict a tenant when the tenant...

My neighbor constantly parks her vehicle at the edge of my driveway every odd day on purpose & throws trash in my yard

Dear Syracuse Home Owner: If you hesitate to call police, or write a letter to your rude neighbor, while this is no guarantee, a lawyer's Cease...