What if the management company has not fixed water damage caused by neighboring apartment's leaky pipe. It's now over 2 months.

Dear New York City Tenant: You have the legal right all of the time to a habitable apartment. NY State law guarantees that right for all...

Sub-landlord threatens to break the lease with the landlord in order to kick me out

Dear Flushing Roommate: If you have a written occupancy agreement with the tenant allow a lawyer to review the document with you. Generally, an...

Security deposit reimbursement

Dear Buffalo Tenant: I take it that your security deposit (or portion of the full security deposit) is held by the landlord as dictated by the...

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So I just found out my apartment was illegal, but need time to find a place to live

Dear Nyack Tenant: If you have a lease the landlord cannot terminate the tenancy early based on their own wrongful act in renting to you an...

I m a sub-tenant (landlord approved), can I request the head-tenant to compensate me on her breach of contract?

Dear Flushing Tenant: I am not sure why you believe you have a sublease if the tenant shared the apartment with you. A sublease is for the...

Question about superior court

Dear Flushing Asker: The various Appellate Divisions in New York State are involved with attorney issues. Read more...

Do all NY landlord utilize their option to increase rent stabilized apts every year?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the apartment is Rent Stabilized, the landlord is under compulsion of law to offer a lease renewal to a tenant every...

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Rent control tenant dies, her husband took over w son, son dies, second son moves in, father dies 10 months later. Can he stay?

Dear Brooklyn Owner: Your father's attorney may have incorrectly challenged the succession rights of the second son. In any case, where an...

Signed a lease for inflated amount as there was money owing on a previous property, now the lease is up what do I do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you and the landlord are not able to reach an agreement on a new rent, then moving out at the end of the lease would...

How do I find out what major capital improvements did my landlord do within my apartment or apartment building?

Dear New York Tenant: A Major Capital Improvement (MCI) is a legal enhancement to the legal registered rent in tenancies subject to the Rent...