Can Landlord keep Security Deposit for an apartment that was uninhabitable? Never moved in!

Dear New York Tenant: This is the problem. You signed the lease and turned money over before checking out the apartment. If you already had a...

Can you rent out every room in a house?

Dear Bronx Homeowner: No. That would cause trouble with the local New York City law prohibiting creating new rooming houses.

Dear Flushing Tenant: You have valuable rights as a subtenant of an illusory tenant who sublet the apartment to you and concealed the sublease...

In a NY civil case where plaintiff initiates a summary judgment, how much of a percentage does a defendant have to prove his

Dear Hyde Park Plaintiff: Summary judgment is awarded to the party that establishes that there are no material issues of fact in dispute and as...

Can a tenant be taken to court for non payment two months after he was given a non served 30 day notice of non renewal of lease?

Dear Yonkers Landlord: On the face of your question I believe you have a problem. Having terminated the tenancy you ended the landlord and...

I need advice on filing a small claims against my former landlord for negligence

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You do not need to turn the loss of your possessions into a negligence claim. Your landlord took your property and threw...

Is This A Lemon? Thank You All In Advance.

Dear Woodside Lemon Vehicle Owner: It is possible the Lemon Law of the State of purchase controls your rights. Since that is New Jersey, try...

Can an employee of a party's retained attorney be called as a witness to enter photographs into evidence the employee took?

Dear White Plains Defendant: Since the plaintiff is armed with a lawyer you too should find legal counsel. Generally, the proper person to...

Plaintiff submitted a summary judgment in a NY civil case and the defendants are going to submit a cross-motion. After the

Dear New Hyde Park Plaintiff: The defendants have a right to submit opposition to your motion for summary judgment and you have a right to...

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Dear Bronx Tenant: If you do not have a lease then the fraud in renting the apartment to you does not really matter since the landlord may end a...