Dear Staten Island Tenant: Your problem is typical for month to month tenants because tenants without a written rental agreement are subject to...

I own 50 of a condominium and my sister and my brother in law on the other 50% in Fort Myers Florida.when we purchased it we agr

Dear Bronxville NY Florida Condo Owner: Your sister and B-I-L owe you for half the monthly rent for their vacation month. Their half interest in...

Notice of Petition and Petition, Landlord/Tenant, Representation, any kind of eviction.

Dear Yorktown Heights Tenant: You really should consider allowing an attorney to look at the notice of petition and petition. Summary...

What constitutes "written notice" for a landlord to terminate a month-to-month lease in NYC?

Dear New York Tenant: The statute is written to exclude any means of providing notice other than as allowed by RPAPL Section 735. Are you and...

Three Days Notice - Public Housing Authority elects to terminate your lease.

Dear Yorktown Heights Tenant: The statutory Thirty Day notice is for termination of month to month tenancies. The RPAPL notice is not needed...

If I cannot find my case through index number search via the ecourt system, does that mean the case is not docketed?

Dear New York Landlord: Housing Court cases depart from the online data base within two weeks of a final calendar date. To copy the file...

30 day notice says September 30th but my new apt is not ready till OCT 1st

Dear New York Tenant: If you move out on October 1, NY law suggests you owe rent for October in full. If you do not pay September, NEW YORK...

Dear Bronx Landlord: The landlord writes the lease. You chose responsibility for water and electricity when you rented an illegal dwelling....

Dear Ithaca Tenant: It takes two sides to make an agreement to lease a home. The landlord would not voluntarily give up rent for ten days or...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your landlord owes you a kitchen; not the upstairs neighbor. The landlord has a damage claim for the expense of repair to...