If i take my landlord to court for negligence to fix an ongoing leak,can he kick me out of my apartment when the lease expires?

Dear New York Tenant: Unless your tenancy is regulated by Rent Stabilization, New York law does not require a landlord renew a lease in advance...

I've been living in a basement for 5 years. my landlord refused to give me a lease and now she wants me to vacate.

Dear Astoria Tenant: In NYC your landlord does not need a reason to end a month to month tenancy. Your landlord is permitted by State law to end...

Dear Maspeth Home Owner: Some old buildings in NYC never had a Certificate of Occupancy and remain exempt from the C of O statute if the house...

Dear Flushing Tenant: In NYC the "no pet" clause of the lease works only for the landlord if the landlord quickly acts upon a breach of the pet...

Dear New York Tenant: If you share the apartment with the tenant you are a "roommate" not a subtenant. Go to the NYC Housing Court and read...

Dear Flushing Trustee: The facts and circumstances of your mother's problem with her rent free son and family is not typical in a landlord and...

Dear Jamaica Tenant: There is a special section in the New York State Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law where a neighbor, including a...

Dear Long Island City Home Owner: The Certificate of Occupancy for the three family home may not allow for the legal use for "storage." In...

I have left some flower pot in the hallway. When I went on vacation my super throw it out?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Did the super admit disposing of the flower pots? If so, did he explain why he did what he did? If the super did not tell...

I rent out my co-op and it under repairs making the co-op uninhabitable. Who is responsible to provide a hotel to the tenant ?

Dear Coop Landlord: You are your tenant's landlord and so you are bound to provide a habitable home for the tenant as required by the New York...