Is the Co-op Board obligated to communicate and apply the sublet policy UNIFORMLY to all owners who sublet their units?

Dear Brooklyn Shareholder: The lessee's right to sublease is governed by the terms of the proprietary lease and not some made up on the spot new...

Can landlord break the lease of rent stibilized apartment during winter if I have a baby?

Dear New York City Tenant: New York housing law does not consider winter or a baby a cause to prevent an eviction if warranted. But all your...

Need to do I get security deposit back!?

Dear New York Tenant: There is no law in NYC that requires a month to month tenant to provide any form of notice to the landlord as long as the...

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Are the tenants protected from eviction till the end of their lease, if the property goes into Foreclosure and bank sells it?

Dear Peekskill Unit Owner: This page should help you understand your tenant's rights. http://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumer/tenantrights.htm They...

What to do when a neighbor parked on the cut away curb in front of my shared driveway. This neighbor does not share my driveway.

Dear Brooklyn Driver: On the next alternate parking day park your vehicle when legal in your own driveway curb cut. Your own information...

What is the risk of having a friend, not living at my residence, using my mailing address of my rent stabilized apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The risk is that the landlord will suspect that your sublet the apartment to your friend or you have a roommate. Although...

Mom needs to move to FL-doesn't make enough income to qualify for lease. I have a NYC apt lease, can I co-sign her FL lease

Dear New York Tenant: Is the New York tenancy Rent Stabilized? If so, you may consider offering your self as a guarantor on your mother's...

In a NYC holdover what is the timetable from default judgement to the 72-hour eviction notice from the City Marshal's Office?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: What is your point? At the inquest the court entered a judgment in favor of the landlord. The important factor is that the...

Dear Montgomery Tenant: Your landlord needs to use a court proceeding to evict you. There is no right to do an eviction without a court. If you...

Is there a way to add name to my mom's coop without power of attorney?

Dear Long Island City Tenant: A shareholder does not possess the power to add a person to the lease without following the process set out in the...