I received a termination of tenancy what rights do I have ?( I have to the end of this month to leave)

Dear Bronx Tenant: You were on borrowed time when the lease expired and the tenancy devolved to month to month. Even the best of tenants cannot...

Are the standards in NY that are generally required for service of papers different in administrative or summary proceedings?

Dear New York Tenant: If the affidavit of service filed in your case is a standard form, then the "second" attempt at personal service is made...

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What do I do with a tenant who wants to stay a few days past their lease?

Dear Hartsdale Landlord: Your instinct about not wanting the tenant to hold over after the expiration of the lease is on point, for if you do...

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Can a tenant be asked to cure something later on in housing court that wasn't on the original notice to cure?

Dear Flushing Landlord: A notice to cure is not a "pleading" and is not subject to amendment. The document is a finite statement of the tenant's...

Are landlords in Bklyn, NY allowed to install electric heat in apts and have the tenants responsible for paying it?

Dear Bushwick Tenant: Buildings without a central heating system, where heat and or air conditioning is provided by a unit or units within the...

Is there an appeal process after an eviction verdict?

Dear New York Tenant: Appeals from the NYC Housing Court are taken to the Appellate...

If a person deeds a house to two different people one in 2006 and one in 2013 whose house is it ? The f2006 person died in 2012

Dear Buffalo Tenant: Do those facts make any sense to you? A deed is a final transfer of an estate in real property from one person or entity to...

Who is responsible for the electric/gas bill? Gas/Electric company, landlord or the tenant.

Dear Binghamton Tenant: The lease should state whether the tenant or landlord is responsible to maintain the account for gas and electric. If...

Dear Syracuse Tenant: You must be aware that the landlord who leases an "illegal" dwelling cannot command the tenant pay rent, ever, at any...

Can A NYC Landlord use different contractors for different tenants?

Dear New York Tenant: You should of course first review the terms of the offering plan for the cooperative conversion. In practice, providing...