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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Illegal converted dwellings are not confined to basements, cellars and attics, since the practice is driven by greed and...

Do the landlord have to provide electric, heat and hot water?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You went to Court and made an agreement to move out. Did the settlement require the landlord provide the "essential...

Must the sponsor of a new condo building get approval each year from New York State to sell the units?

Dear Condominium Purchaser: Yes. The initial offer is for one year from the date the plan is first offered. There should be information on the...

Can the landlord increase the rent to $2500 from $2175 if two tenants out of the four leave? (All four of us are on the lease).

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The renewal lease offer should be made to the original four tenants. The offer was late. The acceptance of the offer if...

Small claims serving person I'm suing by mail failed. I must have defendant served personally. What is acceptable service?

Dear New York Claimant: If the Small Claims Court could not establish service by mail, if you are not going to invest in a process server, then...

What are my rights as a tenant once the building has been sold?

Dear Clifton Park Tenant: Unless your commercial lease allows the current owner or the new owner to end the tenancy upon a sale of the property,...

Must the sponsor of a new condo building get approval each year from New York State to sell the units?

Dear Possible Condominium Owner: If you are committed to purchasing a new construction condominium, then you and your attorney, must become...

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Does a tenants unwanted guest have rights more than the tenant?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Your tenant must resort to a lawsuit in NYC Housing Court to 'evict" her sister and niece if they lived in the tenant's...

Dear Brentwood Tenant: A lease is not usually void or voidable in New York State due to a landlord's breach of the statutory Warranty of...

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