Can my girlfriend kick me out..we rent a room in a house.

Dear New York Tenant: Let is look at this practically. You are sharing a room with a person, who no longer wants you in the same space, you are...

But he in the middle of taking depositions. What should I do. I do not want he to continue.

Dear New York Litigant: if you are referring to a lawyer, perhaps your lawyer, engaged in either prosecuting or defending depositions, then...

I was evicted yesterday from my apt. I have the the money for the rent that's due. Can i still go to court & file an OSC ?

Dear New York Tenant: Oh this would have been so much easier had you gone to court before the eviction seeking a stay to pay the rent, and now...

Landlord wants me out

Dear Bronx Tenant: Your lawyer should be answering these questions. I pointed out in a comment I left at an earlier answer that a nuisance...

Can I sue housing court for keeping me in court for 3 1/2 years on a T&L case where tenant had no ownership but never paid rent?

Dear Staten Island Landlord: You do not say whether you had a lawyer involved; but the Supreme Court should have deferred to the NYC Housing...

Signed a lease after 10 day cure

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A notice to cure without a following notice claiming to act to terminate the tenancy based on a landlord claim that a cure...

Can landlord demand I pay fuel bills to them directly rather than paying the fuel company?

Dear Beacon Tenant: Right now, you do not have a "landlord" unless the daughter you dealt with is able to show official proof of authority from...

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Can I add my mom as a shareholder to my co-op, and then move out?

Dear Miller Place Shareholder: A shareholder does not usually have a unilateral right to add additional persons to the share certificate and...

Dear New York Cooperator: Your home owner insurance company's pressure on the cooperative's managing agent usually is enough inducement for the...

How do you remove a tenant from illegal apartment?

Dear Ridgewood Landlord: An illegal apartment is a far greater headache to the landlord than evicting the tenant. NYC may go so far as fine the...