Hi Avvo, I have a Holdover proceeding scheduled and I am choosing to answer it in person.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You read the notice of petition incorrectly. The notice should provide that if the notice of petition and petition are...

I am trying to get my name on the lease of a rent stabilized apt I have been living in with my grandmother for 16 years

Dear Jackson Heights Tenant: Technically there is no right to add a future successor tenant to a lease. The succession tenancy is asserted at...

Tenants in house next door party Saturday from 10pm-5am. Police never show, absentee landlord is unresponsive. What can we do?

Dear Bronx Tenant: The NYPD should respond in real time to a noise complaint made when the noise is going on as long as not dealing with an...

Is it possible to terminate my apartment lease due to security neglect or any other reason without financial consequence?

Dear White Plains Tenant: The persons who broke into your apartment and made a mess are trespassing. You could call the police. If your living...

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Do I have an affirmative defense against my landlord for a retaliatory eviction?

Dear Long Island City Tenant: If the owner also lives in the building the retaliatory eviction statute does not apply: ">>>6. This section...

Dear Ithaca Tenant (head of Household): At the time of the new lease you and your other co-tenant renew with the landlord without the unwanted...

I live in Queens NY I own a two family home and want to evict my crazy tenants how long will this process take

Dear Queens Home Owner: If you terminate the month to month tenancy with a proper NYC Thirty Day Tenancy Termination notice and complete service...

How do I access/find free/public accessible New York court/case papers?

Dear New York Litigant: Try WebCivil to search for a filed case in the NYC Civil Court as well as other civil courts in NY that allow access to...

Possession of gun/bow by person who was involuntarily committed

Dear New York Friend: Are you competent to form an opinion on your friend's mental health? Was your friend ever certified as...

If my suit was dismissed by a judge, can I find a landlord-tenant attorney to appeal and trial on contingency?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: There are very few viable forms of lawsuits allowed by law to tenants in the Housing Court: An HP Proceeding, An Article...