Dear New York Tenant; Tenants who sue landlords in NYC to compel repairs and removal of violations have a special proceeding for this precise...

Method of Informing a Tenant of deductions from a deposit.

Dear Wallingford Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Pennsylvania. The controlling...

My neighbor has problems with me not maintaining my garden/lawn. He bad mouth's me and is upset at me. What can i do?

Dear Tonawanda Home Owner: Your neighbor's unwanted incursions onto your land is a trespass. You could decide to involve the police, or you...

Dear Brooklyn Roommate: If you share the apartment with a tenant, and do not pay rent to the tenant's landlord; New York law defines your status...

Can landlord ask you to pay for your own bedbug treatment

Dear Richmond Tenant: I am an attorney admitted to practice law in New York. I do not practice in Virginia. You should consult a licensed...

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Good afternoon my name is luis i have a question can the landlord come to my back yard and damage my garden because i owe him r

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Your lease should provide whether the landlord has a right to enter the backyard, or, that you have exclusive use of the...

Is my landlord allowed to charge me a whole month if I've only lived in the unit for 15 days- location: Bronx NY

Dear Bronx Tenant: The landlord may charge rent only as set out in the lease. If the landlord could not deliver possession until July 15, 2014,...

How can I go about evicting someone out of my basement?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: Is the basement an illegal apartment? You really need to check this out yourself. Find the certificate of occupancy...

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Do I need a tenant attorney? I am about to become a month to month holdover.

Dear New York Tenant: Your tenancy is not subject to rent regulation if your lease lapsed and no renewal lease was offered. The fate of a New...

I have a landlord eviction question. I am currently trying to evict a tenant in queens, new york.

Dear Jamaica Landlord: The tenant may have an argument if sued for rent that the house is an unregistered and illegal multiple dwelling. The...