Landlord ignores requests for repairs and left apartment in deplorable conditions when I moved in. What should I do?

Dear Batavia Tenant: You moved into a house not fit for human habitation. Unless your lease specifically required the landlord to repair each...

My Landlord wants me to move

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Do you mean the landlord terminated a month to month tenancy and started a summary holdover proceeding? In New York...

What is the difference between a "court of record" and a "court of law"? Be specific and provide source to read in context.

Dear Bronx Litigant: You are looking at the statute prohibiting the practice of law without admission to the legal profession (and registered...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the New York City Department of Buildings issued permits for erecting a sidewalk shed, work on bricks, facades and...

Rent Stabilization Rent Increases!

Dear Ozone Park Tenants: If the landlord did not register the apartments with DHCR and did not provide Rent Stabilized leases and Rent...

How Can We Handle This Situation?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: If you chose to decline the renewal lease offer you should plan to move at the end of the lease. The landlord's...

How to Answer Petition for Recovery of Property (eviction)

Dear Albany Tenant: You would be better served by an experienced attorney. If you cannot locate an attorney, you could start to learn about your...

Lease renewal deadline expiring.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the apartment is not Rent Stabilized the landlord or management should have included instructions with the lease...

Month to month tenancy ending and I have no place to go.

Dear New York Tenant: New York State law does not offer solace for your predicament. You were on the verge of loss of your home as soon as the...

Dear Staten Island Tenant: New York case law would allow you to pack and move since your landlord is in breach of the lease (covenant of quiet...