Do I need board approval for my mom to take over my co op apartment? The deed and mortgage will still be under my name.

Dear Hartsdale Shareholder: If you reside in a cooperative, there is no deed. Your Proprietary Lease provides the right to reside in the...

Can you make a second attempt at a Motion to Vacate Default Judgemet?

Dear Utica Plaintiff: Yes, it is possible, and the defendant is willing to pay an attorney to try again to convince a judge to decide to vacate...

What are my rights to my dog after my breakup with my boyfriend?

Dear New York Tenant: Whether or not you could establish your owner interest in the dog, once the dog left your home, the NYC Pet Law will no...

Does my landlord have the right to refuse a subletter?

Dear New York Tenant: If you are the primary tenant, New York State law allows you the right to share your apartment with a roommate and the...

Dear New York Tenant: You should seriously consider consulting with an experienced attorney. The landlord does not need to offer a lease to you...

Dear New York Tenant: When do you want to move out? July 31? August 31? The landlord was sloppy and you and the landlord did not catch this last...

Landlord asked us to leave meanwhile we still have a lease until January

Dear Staten Island Tenant: You do not have to move out. You tenancy runs through the end date of the lease. The landlord's threatened force is a...

Is a Final Order on a Warrant Requisition for non-payment of rent a "Forcible Entry/Detainer" action?

Dear New York tenant: New York does not utilize the notion of forcible entry and detainer. The New York process is statutory and is in the form...

Illegal Apt. w/lease - landlords are selling.

Dear Staten Island Tenant: No tenant leasing an illegal apartment in NYC is ever obligated to pay rent. No landlord renting an illegal apartment...

Ok i own 1/3 of parents estate my one sister owns none can i legally keep her off of property parents still live there

Dear Cornwall Home Owner: How would you intend to keep your sister off property owned in part by her children? If the children (your co-owners)...