Should I pay rent even though my living environment breaks the "warranty of habitability"?

Dear Pleasantville Tenant: Only your own attorney should counsel you on embarking upon a course that may bring about an eviction...

My ex girlfriends has a friend that called in a complaint to the Building Insp. to be spiteful.

Dear Bellmore Property Owner: You will not prove money damages for a "spiteful" complaint if the complaint resulted in an inspection and a...

In a non-payment proceeding when is the time that you may ask a judge for a trial by jury?

Dear New York Tenant: If you have a lease, likely you gave up the right to trial by jury in a summary proceeding. New York State courts uphold...

I share a car with my brother-in-law. The car is registered to him. My condo by laws state:

Dear Flushing Unit owner: Did you omit from the question that you received notice to remove the vehicle from your assigned space because the...

Living in office

Dear Rochester tenant: Offices are not considered as suitable for human habitation. Most offices do not come with on demand heat, hot and cold...

Dear Shirley Home Owner: Contact local lawyers to find out the going rate for a holdover proceeding based on termination of monthly tenancy or...

Rules for living in a home without written lease

Dear Rochester tenant: In short the rules are whatever the landlord chooses and you accept. Without a lease and without paying rent at best you...

Eviction questions

Dear Rochester Tenant: I answered another version of your question that did not mention your sister guests and living rent free. So I will add...

Do I have any legal standing- Tenant issues

Dear Rochester Tenant: You did not mention if anyone pays rent to S or to P. The simple New York rule of thumb is that a tenant without a lease...

When no real estate property is involved, how long does the executor have to enforce a will?

Dear Hamburg Resident: Is the decedent estate located in New York? If so, have an attorney write to the executrix and demand an accounting of...