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Tenants are smoking in& near the house though there is a non-smoking clause in their contract. They deny it when asked.
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Answered on November 19, 2014
Dear Staten Island Home Owner:
This incident suggests you and your tenant no longer have an agreement where you see eye to eye. The simplest...
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Without ever having a lease agreement do i have to provide my mother with a key to my bedroom door.
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Answered on November 19, 2014
Dear New York Tenant:
The key locking your mother out from your room will be an issue the judge and your mother and you will deal with in court....
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If my NYC landlord doesn't fix my hot water in a reasonable period of time, can I withhold my rent until he fixes the problem?
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Answered on November 19, 2014
Dear New York Tenant:
Withholding rent is not a good tactic. Read the information located...
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Can I be reimbursed for homeowners insurance?
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Answered on November 19, 2014
Dear Brooklyn Home Owner:
Your lawyer may have the documents you need to reset the date for initial insurance effective date. But you cannot...
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How to evict tenant from illegal basement apartment when tenant cannot be located, but refuses to relinquish possession.
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Answered on November 19, 2014
Dear Flushing Landlord:
Why do you believe you are entitled to have a court grant a judgment for unpaid rent when you admittedly rented an...
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Housing question
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Answered on November 19, 2014
Dear Bronx New York:
Landlords rent entire apartments to tenants and do not rent out rooms within an apartment. Tenants are allowed one roommate...
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Can I sue my ex for harassment?
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Answered on November 18, 2014
Dear Mineola:
New York does not allow for a civil lawsuit based on harassment but the ex's conduct may be in contempt of the court that granted...
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Landlord gave us 3 moths to move out. What rights do we have if we don't find an apartment by then ?
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Answered on November 18, 2014
Dear Bronx Tenant:
If the landlord did not start a court case then right now time is on your side. If your landlord did not terminate the lease...
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Is our lease even legal? Do I have a case if this is brought to court because of the physical side effects of the smoking?
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Answered on November 18, 2014
Dear New York Tenant:
In a traditional "sublease" where a tenant rents the entire apartment to a subtenant, their technical legal relation is...
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Am I entitled to a rend refund?
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Answered on November 18, 2014
Dear New York Tenant:
If you have proof you paid money to the tenant, rent and security deposit, you may sue to recover your money in the Small...
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