Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The landlord's lawyer was correct in removing from the claim for unpaid rent the claimed legal fees and late fee charges...

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No water

Dear Flushing Tenant: You do not have a right in the lease to deduct rent on your own. You are entitled to running water at a proper pressure....

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Dear Yonkers Tenant: I am likely too late to help you. If you paid your rent and had a 72 hour eviction notice you needed to gain on Order to...

Is my landlord liable for damaged belongings due to him not wrapping the pipes and they therefore froze and burst-multiple times

Dear New York Tenant: There is no law that requires a landlord wrap pipes to reduce risk of freezing, but common sense alone and the repeated...

If it states in your lease that tenants are responsible for snow removal on walkway and around cars also include treating ice?

Dear Marlboro Tenant: So are you going to take your landlord's word for granted that the landlord is not responsible for the injury suffered by...

I having been renting a room for the past six years & received notice from the homeowner that she wants me to move out in May

Dear Jamaica Tenant: No matter your age or your income, New York State law allows a landlord in a month to month tenancy to choose to end the...

I own a semi attached home I N.Y , my front stairs and my attached neighbors are all one and the same in construction

Dear Staten Island Home Owner: This neighbor problem surely is not worth the time and expense of going to court. You need a competent...

My landlord asked for $150 rent increase because he assumed my visitor was living here.

Dear Bronx Tenant: No. it is not legal. You could go to the Bronx Housing Court for repairs and start an HP Proceeding. Read more at:...

Can an action for non-possessory judgment be maintained in a summary proceeding?

Dear New York Tenant: The summary proceeding is a proceeding for possession. If the Court determined the landlord is not entitled to a judgment...

In the past 2 months there have been 3 MAJOR leaks, the last one has destroyed my Mattress.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant You have the right to live without leaks and to the full use of the home you rented. If needed, a Housing Court judge will...