Dear Friend of Brooklyn Tenant: No it is not legal to steal. Your friend could have gone to Housing Court that day to obtain a court order for...

How many adults over 18 yrs old are allowed to reside in a single bedroom apt

Dear Bronx Tenant: Are you bothered or annoyed by the living arrangements in the other apartments in the house? If so, then that may not at all...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The landlord served the notice of petition and petition because the rent was not paid after the due date in the rent...

How many days I am required to give a tenant with NO lease a notice to vacate or termination in N.Y in private home?

Dear Bronx Landlord: You could start the process to having your day in court as soon as you and an attorney settle on terms of a retainer...

Can we be evicted from our apartment based on a group of other tenants making up lies about our dogs being unleashed on property

Dear Endicott Tenant: It is the lack of a lease which provides power to the landlord and not the tales of the tenants about the dogs. A month to...

Times during the eviction process a residential tenant can cure?

Dear Queens Landlord: The "list" companies that gather information on filed lawsuits in the NYC Housing Court do not become concerned with the...

I rented a room to a young lady. I had to move out at the end of the year but subletter refused to move.

Dear New York Tenant: You face lawsuits however you turn. You could leave it to the landlord to sue you and your former roommate as a holdover...

If I have a commercial periodic year-to year lease, should I give the landlord notice to renew anyways?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may not have the lease you intended, as New York law, does not favor the existence of leases without defined end of...

Is it legal for landlord not to return rent deposit money to estate of deceased person, who died before the end of lease.

Dear Brooklyn Heir: I am sorry for your lose. Unfortunately, New York State law elevates the right of the landlord over the rights of the estate...

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How can I fix an old apartment lease contract from 2 years ago?

Dear Wappingers Falls Tenant: "Fault" is not the real issue. When you moved out you intended not to end your liability for performing the lease...