Landlord Harassment Constructive Eviction

Dear Staten Island Tenant: If your landlord committed a wrongful act and breached the lease and the covenant of quiet enjoyment, then you are...

Illegal convertion house with trouble tenant

Dear New York Landlord: If you are certain that your building was converted without proper plans and a new certificate of occupancy do not...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York law is not very kind to a tenant who continues to pay rent for an illegal apartment. That is so, because New York...

I live in my grand parents apartment and My Grandmother has now died and it left to my grand father the lease

Dear Flushing Tenant: If the apartment is Rent Stabilized (and that seems to be so since there is an offer of a renewal lease) and your grand...

Who does the deregulation of an apartment in New York, the management company or we have to hire a lawyer?

Dear New York Landlord: This is up to you and your contractor and about how much money you want to expend to "deregulate" the apartment. Right...

Is it possible that an appeals court will overturn a city court judge's decision to vacate a tenant's judgement and warrant?

Dear Floral Park Tenant: Yes it is possible for an appellate court to reverse a decision made by a judge from a lower court. If you desire more...

How much am I allowed to raise someone's rent when the lease renews in Monroe, NY?

Dear Monroe Landlord: If I am not mistaken a landlord from Monroe with the near exact complaint about a tenant improperly smoking inquired how...

Tenant in 3 family house for 29 years 2 owners now I got mold in room

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: When dealing with any manner of landlord failure to make repairs and maintain the home in a habitable fashion, the...

My friend got evicted and one of the items that got put to the street was his small pop up camper. Some one took it. Is that k

Dear Friend of a Shirley Tenant: You used the expression "evicted" and in New York State that means by the execution of a warrant of eviction...

We have 4 old trucks that have been on our property for over 40 yrs. do we ' OWN ' them at this time ?

Dear New Berlin Farm Owner: Over the last forty to fifty years, what have you and your uncle discussed about the trucks on your farm? When were...