Is landlord allowed to collect rent?

Dear New York Tenant: As long as you offer the rent the landlord is allowed to accept the rent. When you stop paying the landlord likely will...

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What does "comprehensive personal liability coverage" refer to in a rent lease?

Dear New York tenant: Tenant attorneys routinely suggest there clients maintain a policy of insurance for renters. The grief saved when a tenant...

Woman suing me for damaged properties from water.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your mother will need a lawyer to defend the lawsuit and to pin the blame on you for causing the damage to the neighbor's...

Can I tell my landlord to use my security deposit as last months rent?

Dear Delmar Tenant: If your lease is current, you may not have a right to terminate the tenancy due to events not caused by the landlord's acts...

Land lord lack of response to yellow jackets.

Dear Buffalo Tenant: What did you do on those earlier occasions when you experienced the landlord's failure to carry out a repair necessary for...

Does the eviction process apply to two roommates if one is listed on lease and other is not on signed lease?

Dear Franklin Landlord: I am an attorney licensed in New York. I do not practice law in Pennsylvania: The eviction process in Pennsylvania is...

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My boyfriend and his friend are leasing an apartment. I moved in with my boyfriend but not on lease. Can his roommate evict me?

Dear Spencerport Roommate: Not likely. Co-tenants must agree when terminating a roommate's right to occupy their home. So any notice to quit...

Does a landlord have a responsibility to mitigate damages in NY state?

Dear Hudson Falls Tenant: The general rule in New York does not require a landlord mitigate damages caused by a tenant breach of the lease. Your...

Do I have to refund her entire security deposit if I can't find another tenant by the 1st??

Dear Centereach Landlord: A tenant residing anywhere in New York State (other than New York City) owes a duty to a landlord to provide a one...

Can a landlord refuse to return a security deposit because I violated a term of the lease by subletting?

Dear New York Tenant: Unless your lease had some strange and unusual provision allowing the landlord a right to confiscate the security...