Can i rent out the individual bedrooms of a 3 bedroom apartment on 3 different leases?

Dear Massapequa Home Owner The Multiple Residence Law, not the Multiple Dwelling Law applies to your three family house. Although the laws are...

I got a call from an attorney representing the new landlord asking about an apartment I lived 4 years ago. What for?

Dear New York Tenant: If your building was a Class B multiple dwelling (or an SRO) the new owner may have found out after purchasing and...

Is there any way to compel a landlord to use a licensed contractor for mold abatement other than taking her to housing court?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: What do you hope to achieve here? A month to month tenant is on a limb at all times just waiting for the landlord to saw...

ATTN: Steven Smollens -- I am a month-to-month roommate. What can the lease-holder do if I don't pay him last month's rent?

Dear New York Roommate: To start: There is no need to make a personal address to an attorney responding to inquiries on AVVO. All attorneys who...

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Do I have to call 311 for broken window now or wait for civil court landlord-tenant ?

Dear New York Tenant: The far faster method to gain an inspection in an HP Proceeding is in court when filing the papers in the HP Proceeding....

Can i change the locks and only allow the tenant to enter to retrieve belongings only?

Dear New York Landlord: The written agreement to move out by September 4 is not enforceable. You missed the chance in August to serve a proper...

What practice area is this called?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Some old forms for residential leases (not in common use) may provide "no sue" under any circumstances, but those lease...

How soon can we legally evict a tenant due to nonpayment of rent?

Dear New Hartford Landlord: Unless the lease provides a "grace" period, a NY landlord may serve a statutory rent demand (three day notice) as...

Eviction and legal rights

Dear New York Tenant: "Notice of Eviction" is a document served only by a NYC Marshal only after a landlord successfully prosecuted a summary...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The two New York State statutes dealing with termination of a month to month tenancy, were purposely written to provide...