Dear Endicott Home Owner: Nothing is better than having the attorney who handled your purchase get in touch with the former owner's attorney. It...

I would like to know if it's legal to put in your lease that the tenant must pay any repairs under 100$ for whatever reason?

Dear White Plains Landlord: You may have engaged a Florida licensed attorney to prepare the lease and provide that the landlord is not...

If affirmative defenses are not included in an answer where every claim is denied, what consequences can I face?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Ask your attorney the reason you were asked to verify an answer without usual affirmative defenses. The consequences...

I just lost my job and a month behind in rent how long will it take for my landlord to evict me

Dear Far Rockaway Tenant: If you never pay the rent you owe with last month and going forward, then it is only a matter of time, that the...

My landlord never gave me a timely, proper Renewal Lease and is trying to evict me for holdover

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: As a rent stabilized tenant, you have a right, that the landlord cannot impair by its own wrongful acts, to a proper offer...

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Hello. Landlord took me to court to evacuate me just for no reason. We went to court back and forth since last November.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you settled your case in Housing Court with a six month stay, and a judgment for possession along with a warrant of...

If I want to consult with an attorney that is not a member of a bar, can I use a non-disclosure agreement instead?

Dear Buffalo Plaintiff: All New York licensed attorneys are admitted to the bar. Confidentiality is part and parcel of an attorney and client...

Office space, on a month to month lease. landlord wants to change the terms of the electrical billing from whats on the lease.

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord does not want to write out the change in terms, lest anyone suggest that this is a new written lease. As a...

Is it illegal for me to be in the apartment after I constantly notified the landlord about the change?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Generally, there is no right for a person to be added to a lease (a spouse is an exception) and only in rent regulated...

How do I get quiet enjoyment of my property?

Dear Syracuse Tenant: Consult with an attorney before you decide on a course of action. You should avoid an action that may lead to your...