Is landlord required to provide tenant with a list of Itemized Deductions in New York State?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: Sadly, New York state law does not mandate any requirement to itemize damages. The applicable laws only require the...

My tenant has completed their LEASE and are on a month to month agreement. Question about 30 day notice?

Dear Buffalo Landlord: Upstate New York landlords serve a "one month notice" and that is not the same as the NYC "thirty day notice." If you...

1 tenant is leaving on monthly basis and subletting to 2 more

Dear Staten Island Landlord: Does the month to month tenant have a tenancy in the entire space? If so, the the tenant is entitled to one "legal"...

Tenants live without lease in Staten Island NY. How to kick them out fast and legally?

Dear Staten Island Landlord: Your tenants are month to month and so you are free to choose to terminate the tenancy with a NYC thirty day...

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How do I get money owed from a tenant after the judge granted it for non payment of 4 months but they still don't want to pay?

Dear Middletown Landlord: You could return to the judge with your own Order to Show Cause to request the relief that the judge immediately...

How to stop this eviction?

Dear Bronx Tenant: I read Mr. Bianchi's excellent answer and your comment. The judge could have been more plain and direct in the...

Dear NYCHA Tenant: Yes. It is possible. You likely need an attorney to handle the succession claim as well as the eviction likely to come due to...

I receive notice of petition from my landlord from my landlord what should I do?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A nonpayment Petition? Follow the instructions set out in the Notice of Petition. Do not default because you will likely...

Under what circumstances can my landlord evict me?

Dear Freeport Tenant: Your rights are determined by the oral agreement you and your landlord made when you rented a room in a private house. If...

Does this clause allow him to evict me without going to court in NY State?

Dear De Witt Tenant: No. A landlord of a residential property may not resort to self help evictions and by pass the legal process. That does not...