Dear New York tenant: The Part Clerk should have told you to locate the landlord's attorney and come back to the court room to "vacate" the...

How can i get back my $2000 escrow deposit?

Dear New York Florida Home Purchaser: It seems you accepted a contract without the mortgage contingency provision (B) that you expected but in...

Nonpayment of rent + rent recovery... BOTH POSSIBLE?

Dear New York Tenant: A rent demand is a required act prior to commencing a nonpayment proceeding. A provable relation of landlord and tenant is...

How do I know if I live in a rent stabilized apartment unit?

Dear New York Tenant: Your lease should inform you that the apartment is Rent Stabilized. Your lease renewals should be on forms approved fro...

This is regarding Tenant/Landlord law, I am currently renting a second floor apartment. It was just recently sold.

Dear Franklin Square Tenant: New York State law does not look to protect month to month tenancies, except to force a landlord to provide a one...

Does a written demand for payment of back rent expire?

Dear Mount Vernon Landlord: if the tenant did not pay the rent demanded in the written notice, a nonpayment proceeding, based on that notice is...

I have a residential lease for one year with an option to renew. The Landlord wants to raise the rent, does he have the right?

Dear Flushing Tenant: If you accurately stated the lease provision and the lease does not otherwise dictate the rent for the new lease term,...

I'm a single mom living w/ my disabled son In Brooklyn, NY. I need help with landlord tenant rights in an illegal apartment.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York "law" does not provide a legal remedy for a tenant to claw back rent voluntarily paid to a landlord when the...

Timeline for security deposit in New York State? I see that they have a "reasonable amount of time" to return the deposit, but

Dear Watertown Tenant: State law does not impose any obligation upon the landlord other than to return the tenant security deposit after the end...

My renter will not renew her lease & won't let me inspect the apartment. Its a 2 fam house. she violated her lease twice. ??

Dear Yonkers Landlord: When the lease expires be ready to commence the summary holdover proceeding. If you already accepted rent after the lease...