Do I need an attorney?

Dear Bronx Landlord: If you are the landlord of the building it is not legal for you to "sublet" a room. You must rent an entire apartment to a...

Do I need a real estate attorney or I can deal with that on myself

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You should approach your Housing problem from the point of view that your landlord already broke the lease by not...

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How can I block my criminal record for a good job? I have a gun charge and drug charge it's been 11 years already from Newyork

Dear Brooklyn Resident: If you posted this question with your name and address any prospective employer may find out about your "criminal...

Can news outlets be sued for this?

Dear New York News Reader: That is part and parcel of the rights of a free press and newspapers do not need to reveal their sources for stories.

Changing POA from my brother to me?

Dear Buffalo Concerned Son: You may be trapped by the POA made prior to your mother's incompetency. You may not have a better choice than a...

Can my landlord come in my rental place every month? And I think my rental place is illegal.

Dear Flushing Tenant: Sure you could refuse to let the landlord in for his monthly visit when you pay the rent. Since you discovered the rented...

Rent increases set by annual guideliness

Dear New York Tenant: Go to your initial lease and look at the start day for the first month of the lease. If that day is October 1 then the...

What is the right way to serve a rent stabilized tenant a letter of termination.

Dear New York Landlord: A tenancy termination notice for a rent stabilized tenant is ruled by the terms of the lease and the law contained in...

WE UPROOTED OUR FAMILY TO HELP FAMILY OUT OF STATE PUT MONEY INTO HOME. PROBLEMS WITH SYBLINGS.

Dear Rochester Resident: If the family home you invested in is not located in New York State you need to inquire in that other state what legal...

DHCR, rent reductions in NYC

Dear New York tenant: The rent reduction should remain until DHCR determines the landlord restored the building wide service.