Return of security but protect me in case new place falls through

Dear Babylon Landlord: No. There is no private agreement or form for surrender of tenancy, that would allow the landlord to avoid a formal...

Landlord keeps promising a move-in date "in a few days". Now 2 months have passed. C of O not issued (new const.) Any rights ?

Dear New York Tenant: If you moved in your possessions in a two hour window, your landlord tricked you into taking occupancy of the apartment...

I went to my deposition today an my attorney stated it went well is that s good sign for later on.

Dear New York Plaintiff: Is your claim against the City or a government agency, and was the deposition in support of a Notice of Claim? Why did...

Dear Penfield Tenant: Your landlord is charging you for repairs made to the landlord's property in your apartment that were not made properly by...

Can I sue my landlord for harming my health?

Dear Flushing Tenant: Your description of a trespass into your rented premises of noxious fumes from the diesel generator may support a claim...

Dear Babylon Landlord: Your attorney would suggest to you that it is not worth the risk of a judge turning on you and ruining your holdover case...

If no legal rent was stated and only preferential was written on my original lease Can the landlord raise it to the "legal" rent

Dear New York Tenant: A landlord is allowed only during a window period (prior to expiration of the current lease) to make an offer of lease...

My landlord refuse to return my security deposit $1K claiming my negligence caused him high water bill. How can I get my $ back?

Dear Flushing Tenant: New York law allows a tenant to sue in Small Claims Court for the return of the security deposit or file an Online...

Landlord and tenants all agree to end lease early. What documentation is needed in NYS?

Dear Rochester Landlord: You could prepare a lease modification or an addendum. The name of the document does not matter. The content would...

Suing a judge on the basis of lacking the authority to issue a judgment that was issued

Dear New York Tenant: The New York Court of Appeals allows for a lawsuit against a judge in certain circumstances in relation to special...