Can landlord withhold my security deposit? I offered her an extra thirty days to return it, even though I moved in 3 days.

Dear Bronx tenant: New York State does does not provide by statute when a landlord is required to return a security deposit and how much time...

Dear East Rockaway Tenant: The Town of Hempstead Code allows for legal heating to be provided by either a central heating system or by space...

Hi, i would like to know if it is against the law to rent rooms in a single family house.

Dear Monroe Home Owner: You could read through the code on your own and locate the sections dealing with renting out a private residence. It is...

Can my landlord charge full month's rent if I moved in on the 17th of the month?

Dear New York Tenant: New York law does not recognize the concept of apportionment of rent as NY law considers rent for a month due on the first...

Tenant/Landlord Law regarding tenants rights for recovering damages to personal property in NYC.

Dear Bronx Landlord: Generally, a landlord is not liable for loss or damage to tenant's personal property unless the landlord's gross negligence...

A tenant is moving owing me back rent. She will be out before I can take her to tenant landlord court.

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Without more information it is not possible to know if your belief is correct that you do not have enough time to start...

I sublet an apt mgmt. wants me out. I have a daughter who graduates in 4 months. Can I stay until she graduates ?

Dear Brooklyn Renter: The coop does not have power to make you move. You do not have a legal relation with the coop. The unit owner is your...

What to do if the tenant doesn't return?

Dear Rego Park Landlord: The "lease" remains in effect, even without the tenant coming back or paying rent, unless a court grants a judgment for...

I am a landlord that is currently in the process of evicting a tenant.

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: A tenant is allowed one "free" as of right adjournment on the first court date to secure an attorney. If the tenant...

Can I fight a eviction notice?

Dear Ithaca Tenant: Strangely, the home owner does not need to invent a pack of lies to choose to end a month to month tenancy; so in his "mind"...