How can I get my security deposit on my apt back if I have to break my lease due to my mom's serious illness?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York law does not provide a legal ground to break a lease based on your stated facts. The landlord is not usually...

NYC housing court is it pro tenant or landlord?

Dear New York Tenant: You could take time to read a variety of articles about bias in the NYC Housing Court, and landlords will claim the court...

I am breaking my lease and moving out of my apartment on April 5. Do I have to pay rent for the month of April?

Dear Amherst Tenant: If your landlord's threat to evict you was not a formal written tenancy termination notice ( seemingly not possible if...

If your landlord sues you in civil housing court can you countersuit and use that as payment for a lawyer?

Dear New York Tenant: New York State law provides for a tenant to claim entitlement to legal fees when the lease provides a right to attorney...

Dear New York Tenant: You may risk incurring a money judgment for the landlord"s legal fees. Review your lease for the section detailing...

I want to terminate tenancy for non payment of rent jest want them out this is a on going issue what are the 3 steps I take

Dear Niagara Falls Landlord: A nonpayment proceeding does not end the tenancy. The tenant may defend the lawsuit and may also pay any money...

Tenant doesn't paid rent and put up all kind of nonsense excuses, how can I legally remove them from my premises

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: If the tenancy is not rent regulated a landlord creates a month to month tenancy after the lease ends when the landlord...

Building Fire Personal Injury

Dear Staten Island Tenant: A tenant "locked outl" may use the NYC Housing Court illegal lock out lawsuit to gain limited access to the building...

Dear Tarrytown Home Owner: The conditions existing on the neighbor's property appear to be violation of the Tarrytown Village...

Can a tenant sue a landlord for back rent on an illegal apartment that they initially did not know was illegal?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Current New York State court precedents driven by local appellate court decisions do not suggest that a tenant has a...