Signed a Stipulation

Dear Mount Sinai Tenant: You are free to agree on any terms when you make a settlement, including agreeing to pay the landlord's attorney fees....

Can I legally kick out my roommate?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you are all tenants there is no lawsuit available in the NYC Housing Court. In this case, you may make a deal with the...

Can one be sued for Arrears that are false?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: A landlord like anyone else may make a mistake. Proof the rent claimed due was previously paid is a defense to the lawsuit....

What is the correct way to find out if my apartment was deregulated illegally?

Dear New York Tenant: Prior to the 1984 rent regulation reform act NYC maintained the date base for rent controlled and rent stabilized...

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Eviction of month to month apartment question NYC.

Dear New York Tenant: What letter? Do you mean a Tenancy Termination notice? Misnomer may be a defense if properly asserted in a verified...

Dear Flushing Tenant: In NYC it is a crime to evict any person without a court proceeding if the person occupied a home, a room, an apartment,...

Can my evicted tenant just move into a different room with another tenant and claim visiting?

Dear Central Islip Home Owner: I am not certain I understand the reason the tenant was not evicted when the court issued warrant of eviction...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Nothing but money and time will stand between you and suing the neighbor in a nuisance abatement lawsuit. The litigation is...

My grandmother is thinking about moving to Florida within 1 or 2 years, I want to take over the apartment can I?

Dear New York Tenant: If you and your grandmother are planning on providing a succession tenancy for you, now is the time to learn the rules and...

If i give my landlord thirty days notice will I have to pay that months rent?

Dear Syracuse tenant: The termination of the month to month lease is on the last day of the month after you provided your termination notice....