Is this proper service of process? Process server shoved paper under door at first attempt

Dear Brooklyn Litigant: In New York City, only Housing Court service of process of a notice of petition and petition requires two attempts at...

Security deposit return -- responding to mtn to quash subpoena, and next steps

Dear New York Tenant: Whether the landlord commingled the security with the landlord's own funds, deposited the security into a bank, did this...

Is this illegal or criminal? I am the leaseholder.

Dear New York Tenant: Your roommate has exclusive use of the room until she moves out. If you had a written agreement ( a typical roommate...

NYC Rent Stab Apartment - 3 Bedroom What is the Max Permitted People Permitted in the apartment? Code or Laws , Is there any?

Dear Astoria Landlord: Your residential lease with your new tenant will be for the tenant and for the tenant's immediate family. New York State...

Dear Queens Tenant: Engage an experienced tenant's rights attorney before you go any further. You should first know that your tenancy is Rent...

Can two tenants have the right of first refusal?

Dear Rochester Tenant: Usually, when two parties each have an option, the party who first exercises the option wins. It is a race. First in time...

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Can a tenant sue a undertenant (roommate) for breaching a contract to pay rent? Is 30 day notice to tenant enough to leave?

Dear New York Roommate: Do you mean four months left on the lease you have with the tenant, or that the tenant's lease with the landlord expires...

Dear Queens Defendant: The City of New York engages outside private law firms designated as special assistant corporation counsel to execute...

Is there any requirement that a landlord provide for apartment furnishings or repairs that go beyond warranty of habitability?

Dear New York Tenant: Generally, a violation recorded by the Office of Code Enforcement is significant because the violation establishes a...

In NYC Housing Court are there grounds other than HPD violations to go after a landlord?

Dear New York Tenant: Generally, a violation recorded by the Office of Code Enforcement is significant because the violation establishes a...