Can a landlord in Ny get a date for Eviction of a tenant without the tenant ever getting a letter to come to court first?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: No. A landlord must serve a tenant with a notice of petition and petition. If a holdover proceeding, the landlord...

Can a tenant cancel an executed Buy Out Agreement before the vacate date and the check has been transferred?

Dear New York Landlord: You must review the terms and conditions in the agreement. If you agreed that the tenant had the right to cancel and to...

Dear New York Tenant: The simpler process for determination of a willful rent overcharge is at the DHCR. The process does not take years, but...

What can I do help !!!

Dear West Haverstraw Tenant: Even without a lease, the landlord cannot demand the right to move into the rented home and so share living space...

I have a specific case. About a year ago, I found out the studio I lived in was illegal. Can I sue the landlord?

Dear Mt. Vernon Tenant: You should consult an attorney in a private and confidential setting where you and the attorney may review all the facts...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: What was the point of the motion? Within the same proceeding, the court has awareness of prior applications for relief...

I have become a holdover tenant, in lower Manhattan. Should I speak with landlord directly?

Dear New York Tenant: Generally, a tenant without legal assistance (even in the shadow) as a guide should "listen" to an offer from the...

Rent Stabilization Family Member Not On Lease

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Your sibling is a person entitled to live together with you even if not named on the lease. Unlike a "roommate" your...

Is this contract valid? Can he sue?

Dear New York Landlord: "Guy" who did not perform the required obligations of the tenancy stated in the lease, is still the tenant, and if you...

House I live in is not registered as a multiple dwelling. Is it true LL cannot use housing court to collect rent ?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The building remains on the "books" as a legal two family dwelling. Until either HPD inspects and discovers the third...