Can your landlord put cameras in the living room without telling you?

Dear New York Tenant: The camera cannot be used to video your activities, photograph you or watch you while dressing, undressing or exposing...

Do I have to show my apt to various prospective people looking to purchase the building?

Dear Bronx Tenant: If you accurately described your commitment to consent to access then the landlord made an unreasonable request.

If a landlord kindly ends a lease early and leases to a new tenant, is the first tenant still liable till his lease is up?

Dear New York Tenant: Were you "released" from your lease or did your landlord allow an "assignment" of the lease? Usually, the assigning...

Landlord retaliation holdover suit after I got court ordered work- still not done but wants settle if counterclaims dropped

Dear New York Tenant: Your lawyer is a lawyer. Now, even though attorneys who specialize in Landlord and Tenant Law know their expertise is...

What is my apt building mgmt company required to do to accommodate when they take the elevator out of service for 2 months?

Dear New York Tenant: If I lived in your building I would expect the same 24/7 service with the service elevator. I would not expect to be the...

Is this eviction notice legal?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Whether the termination notice is valid is a matter for the NYC Housing Court but only if the tenant contests the court's...

Do I have to pay to break my lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A New York landlord does not offer lease terms for early cancellation because the law in New York fully favors the...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Go back to the building. The super should open the door to get your dog. If not go the police precinct and request help just...

Unit owner request for Board Member contact information?

Dear Unit Owner: The Condominium is managed by a Board of Governors (http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/RPP/9-B/339-v) and if the building is a...

Dear Yonkers Commercial Tenant: I need to know how you know the landlord "wants me evicted." Depending on the landlord's claim you may not have...