How can I add someone as a roommate to my NYC apt when we have 2 names on lease?

Dear New York Tenant: You grasped the law (Unlawful Restrictions on Occupancy, NY Real Property Law Section 235-f) correctly. The law creates a...

Dear New York Tenant: New York law does not provide a right to "break" a lease in this situation. You have the right to negotiate a resolution...

Dear New York Tenant: Investigation for a water leak is considered in the nature of an emergency. The local NYC law relating to a landlord's...

How to get exgirlfriend evicted from my house?

Dear New York Home Owner: You need a private confidential consultation with an attorney. You may have been "duped" as you claim when you made...

Is a general release (Blumberg form) sufficient to terminate a residential lease in NYC?

Dear Bayside Tenant: A "Release" published online and available to the general public is a legal document. The Blumberg Form 110 is...

Is it legally permissible for my landlord to forward my mail to another location without my consent?

Dear New York Tenant: Mail forwarding is a service provided by the USPS. The USPS requires the individual who is seeking a forwarding to...

Do I need a tenant attorney?

Dear New York Tenant: Until the "verbal" agreement is written and signed, it is mere "air." It is not provable and so does not exist. No tenant...

Dear Staten Island Homeowner: Many so-called daughter/mother houses, unless registered as a two-family home, or legal when built before the...

Rent Stabilized/ overcharge case with only 1 roommate on the lease. (2br, 3 tenants, 1 lease holder)

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A roommate may have an overcharge claim against the prime (lease) tenant. A Rent Stabilized tenant is barred from charging...

IS THERE A LAW SUCH AS IN nj CALLED "RIABILITY FOR HOLDING OVER" RIDER TO LEASE IN ALLENTOWN PA.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may be searching for information in Pennsylvania relating to the tenant's "Liability for Holding Over." You should...