Dear New York Tenant: There is no statute of limitations, but that does not mean delay is a good idea when seeking injunctive relief from a...

Personal Injury with Lock Out" Order to Show Cause

Dear Flushing Tenant: The personal injury claim and lost property claim are not consumed in an NYC Housing Court lock-out Order to Show Cause....

Notice to vacate..where do I obtain one in NY?

Dear Lake Katrine Homeowner: You may as well do this correctly and hire a lawyer at the very beginning. New York allows a property owner without...

Prime Tenant Trying to evict illegal subtenant.

Dear Brooklyn Subtenant: Based upon your information, you would have a realistic chance to gain a court order dismissing the petition in the...

What legal rights do I have against a landlord who repeatedly enters my apartment when I am not home and without giving notice.

Dear Jericho Tenant: You should allow an attorney to look at the papers you believe is a termination notice. Usually, a residential does allow a...

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My son is living out a verbal agreement with his landlord for his security payment. He has decided to stay, not to move.

Dear Bronx Tenant: If the verbal agreement to use the security deposit for a last month rent, induced the landlord to consume the security...

Should I fight the rent amount on my new lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If the tenancy is subject to the Rent Stabilization Law, the lease offers to you for renewal, were likely legal mandated...

Can I refuse my landlords visit into my home?

Dear New York Tenant: Likely, there is very little you could do to prevent the homeowner from returning home. You could declare that the taking...

Eviction of non paying tenant in Coop, NYC with guarantor out of state

Dear Great Neck Landlord: New York law allows an owner to make an oral rent demand. That means a landlord may speak face to face to a tenant, or...

Real Estate Fraud and Personal Injury

Dear Staten Island Tenant: It is not unusual in NYC for the landlord and owner to be separate persons or business entities. In Nedw York, the...