Our landlords had us served with a 30 day to vacate notice, my friends mom is a landlord /tenant lawyer and she told us that we

Dear Mechanicville Tenant: If the tenancy is month to month (that means no current lease for a term longer than one month) a New York landlord...

How to report UPL - Broker- Landlord- Tenant Issue

Dear Astoria Tenant: You should check with HPD Online (nyc.gov) to identify the name and address of the Registered Managing Agent. All buildings...

My landlord wants to increase in my security deposit,is it true the landlord has to put my deposit in a interest account.?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may request a lease provision to make the deposit for the security interest earning; but aside from the agreement to...

My wife would not let me sleep (40 hours at the point), verbally berating, so I poured vinegar over her and the bed.

Dear New York Tenant: Perceived provocation is not a recognized defense to an assault whether you are in service or a civilian. You need...

Is there any kind of specific paperwork I should have to a mutually agreed termination of a lease?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Even a "simple" mutual general release is a legal document. The easiest agreement self-drafted to end the lease would...

Do I have to pay for a tenant's residential additions when I did not permit them?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: The tenant likely violated the "no alterations" clause of the lease. New York law imposes a liability upon the tenant...

Are there anti-retaliation laws to protect tenants?

Dear Delmar Tenant: The bar against a retaliatory eviction will not stop the landlord retaliating against you, but will allow you to assert the...

I was illegally locked out of an apartment, which I'm still still paying for (I'm on the lease). What are my options?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You went about this culture clash the wrong way. If the "roommates" were also tenants on the lease, all you had to do when...

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Can a former landlord in NYS bill for carpet replacement when former tentant has already been billed for cleaning and repair?

Dear Friend of a former Suffern tenant; If the landlord collected the cleaning and repair from the former tenant's security deposit, that should...

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What can I say in a dispossess or eviction proceeding for non payment of rent for 3 months due to an expired lease?

Dear Bronx Tenant: If Tuesday is the first court date, secure an adjournment for the purpose of retaining an attorney. There are too many...