When the ownership of commercial property changes hands,can the new owner evict the store with 14 months left on a 5 yr. lease ?

Dear East Syracuse Tenant: It makes no difference in the legal world what your were told by the original owner unless the lease backs up those...

Lease determination due to the burglary occurres with lack of security of the building

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State law does not offer a right for a tenant to demand early termination of the lease based on a...

Can a new owner/landlord charge us for "rent arrears" and/or increase our rent mid lease prior to the date they took over?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Do you have a lawyer? Is the "demand" based on current unpaid rent or on a distinct retroactive account? Has the rent...

Can I collect attorney fees if I change attorneys throughout a case?

Dear New York Litigant: In New York, generally,if a party is entitled to claim legal fees from the opposing party, based on a right provided by...

I have a rental property which is currently being rented by a husband, wife & their 3 children.

Dear Montgomery Homeowner: You may be responsible for making the home accommodate the needs of your tenant's mother-in-law. In New York, your...

Tenant owes $6,000 in rent. I need the unit for a family member. Which proceeding, holdover or summary can get them out quicker?

. Dear Merrick Home Owner: How did you provide information to the tenant to "make up the money or move." All you really needed to do was serve a...

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My bathroom ceiling collapsed on my head, neck and shoulders. What can I do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Housing Court cannot deal with your personal injury claim, but you may accidentally release the landlord from liability in...

Tenant owes $6,000 in rent. I need the unit for a family member. Which proceeding, holdover or summary can get them out quicker?

Dear Merrick Home Owner: A holdover proceeding may exist in relation to a tenant only when the lease or tenancy expired or when the landlord...

I was wrongfully evicted from my apartment I need legal help

Dear Bronx Tenant: Do you mean that your own landlord without a court proceeding actually physically evicted you? How long ago? In NYC a...

Holdover eviction need help NYC

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the apartment is not regulated, you moved in as a "roommate" and stayed alone in the apartment after the tenant moved...