If a tennant says to contact their lawyer can i still speak to them?

Dear Huntington Home Owner: You may be certain that your tenant's lawyer believes you are the crazy side of the relationship. You really do need...

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I need help. My attorney is on vacation.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may check for the identity of the owner of the building at: http://a836-acris.nyc.gov/CP/ You may also check at...

In dealing with rental lease agreements, what type of mail should be used?

Dear New York Tenant: If you have an existing lease, the lease you now have describes the proper method for sending notices to the landlord. The...

Should I sign a 12 month lease, knowing that I will be leaving in 6-8 months?

Dear New York tenant: Free information without an attorney client relation, such as offered at AVVO, would suggest that a sublease is not...

Can my landlord get me out of my apt?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: As a month to month tenant in NYC regardless of the tenure of the tenancy, a landlord is allowed by state law to end the...

What are my rights when my commercial landlord does not fulfil items outlined in lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you are correct in your reading of the addendum to the lease, you are right that the landlord has breached the lease by...

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Dear Plainview Tenant: Generally, you do not ask questions to prove you were not served, that is usually part of your testimony after the...

Am I liable for actions vs. a sublease tenant who stayed on in an apartment the lease of which I held but have officially ended?

Dear New York Tenant: If you and the landlord signed an agreement ending your lease obligations at the conclusion of the lease even though you...

I am renting a room.I've been here for about 3 months. Around July my daught I'm sorry my landlord and now she's trying to evict

Dear Brooklyn tenant: An NYC month to month tenant cannot count on the act of paying rent on time to keep her home. New York law allows a...

CAN A NYS JUDGE SWEAR

Dear Mount Vernon Resident: A New York Supreme Court Justice derives power by Article VI of the New York State Constitution, the NYS Judiciary...