I have a Notice of Petition against me for rent in arrears but I paid it already. What will happen in court tomorrow?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: No. The Court does not just dismiss the case, but the court can accept a written settlement where the landlord...

I am being evicted for back rent I owe 350 for dec I owe 1150 for jan landlord gave me til feb 28 to vacate

Dear Spring Valley Tenant: Your inquiry is missing vital information. Your landlord does not "evict" you. The court may issue what is known as a...

How do I evict my tenants?

Dear Brother of the Tenant: New York State law allows an owner or a lessor to maintain the summary proceeding where a landlord and tenant...

I have a question about a buy out for a rent stabilized apt in NYC. Can a buy out be renegotiated anytime during the trial?

Dear New York Tenant: I sure hope you have a lawyer since your question suggests a lack of essential grasp as to the role a trial has in pushing...

Dear New York Subtenant: The victim of a rent overcharge is not "liable", if anything, if the apartment is rent stabilized and you could prove...

Is a sublessor more liable than a subtenant?

Dear New York Subtenant: In NYC it takes two to make a sublease in violation of the tenant's lease and the state law, so your belief that the...

If a commercial landlord rented a space knowing that the intended use was not allowed in the space, does that make the lease voi

Dear Flushing Tenant: What is the tenant's excuse for renting a space where the Certificate of Occupancy did not allow the tenant to use the...

My Landlord has so much trash/furniture in the hall that it has become a fire hazard and unsanitary. Can I stop paying rent?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Are you planning on leaving in two months at the end of your lease? if so, then it is highly unlikely that if you stopped...

Can I get evicted? I am subletting an apartment and the person wants me out now. The verbal agreement was for 6 months

Dear Jamaica Tenant: And with all the evidence in front of you that no one had lived in that apartment before you for a very long time, you...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The "verbal" lease is whatever terms you and your landlord agree upon. When you disagree on the terms, you no longer have...