Dear New York Tenant: You answered your own question. You do not have a new lease. The "renewal" was contingent on coop board approval, and the...

Can landlord request application and background check be done on my room mate who is a family member?

Dear Albany Tenant: Based on your question, in my opinion, your son is a member of your immediate family, and your grandson is a roommate. If...

Dear New York Tenant: The broker (only a licensed broker may collect a fee and the written agreement must state how the fee is earned) may be...

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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The loss of the driveway may act as a partial actual eviction from the rented premises but only if the lease described the...

I have a question.we been living in an apartment in basement of a private house since a year in ny.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Lease or no lease, it is not likely the basement is a legal dwelling. You should determine if the certificate of occupancy...

I am 19 and I live with my biological father in NYC. he wants to kick me out. does this require a legal eviction procedure?

Dear NYC tenant: No one may illegally evict (that is an eviction by changing locks) in NYC. That is a crime. The police may make an arrest. The...

Can a commercial tenant in a Nassau L&T case avoid eviction for non-payment after 5 months by simply tendering the rent now?

Dear Garden City Landlord: If the lawsuit is a nonpayment proceeding the tenant is allowed by law to tender the judgment amount along with costs...

Can immediate, effective, lawful, Eviction occur in NY 'without' going to court when a person does not contribute to rent/bills?

Dear Middletown Home Owner: There is no way to get around a formal court proceeding based on proper predicate notice and a lawsuit seeking a...

How can I prove a dog is being kept openly and notoriously on a no-pet coop rental?

Dear Forest Hills tenant: That is likely a fact you would need to prove at a trial if the landlord serves a notice to cure and terminates the...

How to get a a visitor out of my apartment quickly and legally.

Dear Bronx Tenant: If you are the lease holder, your "roommate" is not a tenant named on the lease, your roommate has no legal right to bring...