Can my market rate landlord sue me in housing court for non payment when he failed to renew lease?

Dear New York Tenant: If the tenancy is subject to the Rent Stabilization Law, the apartment is not a market rate rental. In any case, you may...

DOES A PRO SE SUMMONS REQUIRE A PRIOR COURT JUDGMENT?

Dear New York Plaintiff: The NYC Civil Court Act allows for a form of simplified pleading known as an endorsed complaint to support a Summons. A...

PRO SE WARRANT DOES IT REQUIRE COURT JUDGMENT?

Dear New York Landlord: If the tenant is not in possession, a summary proceeding is improper. A warrant of eviction is the prize awarded a...

I was evicted, last year jan. now my old landlord is sueing me for back rent and court fees, is there anything i can do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you have a copy of the Summons and Complaint, and answered the complaint, you should make a motion to vacate the...

Dear Bronx Tenant: OK. Your landlord, or whoever set up the surveillance in an obvious "sting" apartment, likely committed a crime. You really...

I am buying a NYC coop with my wife and adult child. Can title to shares be held 49% by me, 49% by my wife and 2% by my child?

Dear New York Tenant: Generally, the share certificate evidencing ownership in the apartment corporation cannot be apportioned. A "child" does...

I NEED a very good and powerful lawyer for an illegal eviction. The landlord is herself a well-known lawyer ...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You had a "free" remedy available to any tenant in NYC when the landlord unilaterally annulled the lease, changed the...

Dear New York Tenant: The demand for an additional fee for the pet upon renewal of the lease, is a change in the terms and conditions of the...

Dear Buffalo Home Owner: As a custodial parent of a child living with both parents, you may find it difficult to force another parent out...

I have been living in an apartment on a month to month rental from Sept 2012 I pay rent on the 15 of every month

Dear Bronx Tenant: If you moved out August 15, the rent for the month August 15 to September 14 was due. If you moved out August 14, 2014, the...