Dear Watertown Tenant: New York State law allows any tenant named on a lease or in a rental agreement the right to one roommate without need to...

Month to month order to vacate did not name son away in college.

Dear New York Tenant: No. By law, the landlord names the tenant by full name in the termination notice and demands that the tenant vacate and...

Im not sure what type of lawyer I need, I am currently selling a vacant lot I already have a buyer.

Dear Brooklyn Lot Owner: A real estate transaction attorney. An attorney who may guide you through contract to closing.

Hi my name is shirley and my son lives in south carolina and where he lives has mold he has become sick his girlfriend and do

Dear Shirley: Your son surely could have found out about his rights as a South Carolina tenant but as long as you made the inquiry, you could...

What to do when you're directed to sign a lease on an different apartment than what you saw and that needs renovations?

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord is not bound by the oral representations made by the broker. You need the repair and renovations detailed in...

Dear Floral Park Tenant: New York landlords have tenants over a barrel when it comes to escaping the legal obligations of a lease even when the...

We were sent a 30 day notice by LL (private unregulated home),questions if and when effective date?

Dear Astoria Tenant: It is not unheard that a landlord will commence a holdover proceeding even if the termination notice is defective or served...

Does affirmative defense 22 NYCRR 130. 1 have to be challenged at answer stage through 3211 or at summary judgement?

Dear New York Plaintiff: The suggested method provided in the court rule is correction of the omission in the required signature when brought to...

Can I re-open a land lord tenant case after illegal evection 8/1/2011

Dear Sea Cliff Tenant: The New York procedure for civil practice allows for making a motion to relieve a party from a judgment when the...

The stip says "legal fees reserved" do I have to pay them?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The choice to make an agreement to save your home in a nonpayment case even when the rent is unfair for a "dump" is yours...