I want to evict my roommate because I don't feel safe. I want to give roommate a written 30 day notice. Is this legal?

Dear New Paltz Tenant: Yes. If the roommate is month to month you could end the permissive relation by a one month notice. If the roommate pays...

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Can a family member you live with evict you saying that you disrespected them? Even when you do not think you have.

`Dear Buffalo Family Member: While the "law" does not allow for self-help evictions in New York, your family is letting you know that you over...

In the state of Texas is it normal practice to have family court hearings without a stenographer or a recorder for transcripts.

Dear Montgomery New York Observer: I suggest you post the question in Texas as from Fort Worth so a Texas custody attorney may answer. You could...

Possibility of prime tenant suing an ex-roommate who signed a Rental Agreement.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You will need to allow a lawyer to look at these papers involving the roommate. The landlord did not sue to evict your...

Do I have a defense or should I just settle?

Dear Flushing Tenant: Visit an attorney or consult with an attorney online who look at the Stipulation of Settlement and your proof that you...

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: I gather the eight foot wide driveway leads to each home's garage and the other home owner blocks your vehicle's...

What can we do about a tenant when we have to beg them every month to get the rent?

Dear Narrowsburg New York Home Owner: If you insist that you have no money for a lawyer but need to deal with the legal process required to...

Co-op converted from oil to gas 1 year ago on 2 existing boilers. Only 1 boiler is working now.

Dear New York City Coop Owner: When did the building heat fail? You have a right as does any New York tenant to landlord supplied heat as long...

Dear New York Tenant: The standard initial advice to a tenant with a nuisance neighbor is written communication to the landlord in the method...

Are space saver heaters in co-op covered by insurance policy?

Dear Jamaica Coop Owner: Do you mean that during the turn over from oil to gas there is a temporary interruption in providing the essential...