Breaking lease - landlord is taking sweet time to approve assignment (226-6)

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You cannot be a rent controlled tenant and assign the tenancy. You must be rent stabilized. The statute places the entire...

I am separate with my wife and she did not pay the rent Landlord can sue me because the lease by my name

Dear Flushing Tenant: Pay the rent. You are the tenant. You owe this to your daughter who will be evicted along with you and your wife if the...

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My subletting contract states me to pay rent and utilities. Is it legal for him to force me to pay wifi and cleaning lady too?

Dear New York Roommate: You are not obligated to pay the extra charges; as you point out the extras are not part of your agreement. This is...

How do I break my lease with my roommates/landlord?

Dear New York Tenant: Is the apartment at issue located in New York? If so, you engage a tenant lawyer. The lawyer will document your charges...

Landlord served with a 30 Days Notice to terminate Month to Month Tenancy as of 04/30/14. Landlord then sue for Past Due Rent \

Dear Flushing Tenant: This seems similar to another question posted recently with the same odd facts. You will need to show all your papers to...

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord cannot double dip but you do not know if the new tenant paid rent for April 2014. I take it that you do not...

Dear NYC Shareholder: Read the article at this link. http://cooperator.com/articles/164/1/Honest-Board-Elections/Page1.html A dishonestly...

My apartment is being rented on AirBNB without my authorization, how do I proceed? costs?

Dear New York Tenant: Come back home. Enter your apartment. Call the police if the trespasser will not pack up and leave. Hire an attorney. Your...

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Am I responsible for the gas bill

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord is required to supply gas for cooking purposes. If the building is a one or two family dwelling this is the...

Dear Jamaica Tenant: The New York statute of limitations on a claim based upon a default in paying rent is six years. In a summary proceeding, a...