I was given a 30 day notice and was wondering if it is odd that an attorney would advise not to give a letter of proof of rent

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you kept records for the last 21 years, you do not need your landlord to prove you paid rent. If the building is not...

I am consistently paying on my back rent balance. If my landlord continues to accept payments, can she still evict me?

Dear Rochester tenant: If your landlord tires of waiting for you to become current with the rent, then the landlord will spring for her attorney...

Dear Bronx Landlord: The daughter is not a squatter if the tenant, her mother, let her into the apartment. Also, the tenant is allowed to share...

Hi, i am renting a room in a apt in Brooklyn NY. i was told that she is the landloard, but dont' know who is her, or her uncle .

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I agree with Mr. Weinman that your housing situation seems "fishy." A "landlord" (building owner) is NOT allowed to rent...

How can I get a lawyer to write to the president requesting for an election she refuses to have an election 3 years on board

Dear Bronx Shareholder: If your cooperative is a City of New York sponsored HDFC, you and the other concerned shareholders may wish to bring the...

I rent a two bedroom apartment I rent one of my room to a guy he haven't paid any rent for six weeks

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Leaving your friend behind in the apartment when your lease ends is technically the same as you not moving out at the end...

Can my girlfriend live with me for 6 weeks in my 2 BR apartment, already housing two people?

Dear New York Tenant: I am not certain what you meant by "already housing two people." Do you mean you have a co-tenant who signed the same...

With my landlord switching from preferential to legal rent, am I able to challenge the legal rent since it is so much higher?

Dear New York Tenant: No lawyer responding to your question without the benefit of a face to face consultation and review of your Initial Lease...

Hello, how do I find my legal rent regulated? I guess this means who my rent is regulated or should be? New NYC tenant here

Dear New York tenant: Start with the rent charged in your initial lease. Compare the rent to your first Rent Stabilization Rider. The RSR should...

Can I sue my landlord to make him provide me a place to live? Does he have to give me a place to live while he makes repairs?

Dear New York Tenant: Are you a rent stabilized tenant? If so, the law offers a procedure to maintain the tenancy at $1.00 per month until the...