My tenant's son was the co-signer of her lease. The lease will expire in two months and she is refusing to pay.

Dear New York Landlord: Save yourself some grief about Texas and the son and Small Claims. Serve a written rent demand on the tenant in the...

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Is attorney at fault for malpractice?

Dear New York Litigant: The judge should have adjourned the hearing due to your lawyer's illness. You need to secure the transcript from the...

Divorce

Dear Brooklyn Divorce: Are you the same person trying to help his mother secure her uncontested divorce from her husband who is your father and...

Is it legal to sublet an apartment without consent of the other people on the lease and the permission of the Landlord?

Dear Syracuse Tenant: If the lease does not allow for a subleasing a state law adds the right to sublease but only if the landlord consents. One...

Real estate

Dear Bronx Tenant: Do you intend to rent or purchase? Are looking at in particular at Lafayette Morrison Houses and Lafayette Boynton Houses?...

Does a landlord have the right to enter my apartment, with notice, just to do a general "inspection" of the premises?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Yes. If the lease allows for access for inspection as well as for repairs, and requires notice, and the landlord provided...

What do I do about a landlord who doesn't respect the right of a tenant in an illegal SRO. Walking into the apt when he wants,.

Dear Queens Tenant: Why would your landlord respect a right of privacy when he rented an illegal dwelling to you? If you complain about the...

Do I have an recourse against my landlord because they rented me a 4 bedroom apartment that only has 2 legal bedrooms.

Dear New York Tenant: I gather you and the three roommates are all named tenants on the lease. Have you check for the Certificate of Occupancy...

Eviction of a licensee in a co-op apartment in new york city

Dear New York Coop Owner: I would first consider my own attorney's advice about letting the coop change the entry door lock to the apartment...

I have not paid my rent for one month and now am being sent to court for non payment dwelling. Can my family and I be evicted?

Dear Long Beach Tenant: Mr. Busby is correct. Economic and financial difficulties cause the bulk of all evictions in New York. You should not...