Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The lease should state whether landlord or tenant is responsible for the fuel oil. When renting an entire house it is not...

If building management agrees to lease extension before court date (Jan 8th 2014) is the tenant responsible for legal fees.

Dear New York Tenant: A tenant may be responsible fpr the landlord's attorney fees if the lease contains an attorney fee clause, the claim for...

When is a non payment rent case over?

Dear New York Tenant: You must look to the text of the Stipulation. Usually a stipulation dealing with paying all owed rent by a date certain...

What can I do about loud music coming up to from a new night club below my apartment?

Dear New York Tenant: You may make a complaint to 311. Read the information located...

Dear New York tenant: The ventilation fan may nor be in the location authorized by the NYC Department of Buildings. You may telephone 311 and...

If my tenants still have possessions inside the house, and still have the keys, can I enter if I think it's an emergency?

Dear New York Landlord: You will need to document your belief that emergency access is required into the leased premises, or your entry may be...

Can my landlord evict me in the middle of winter with 2 young children. We are not behind on rent,

Dear Whitehall Tenant: Winter does not stop evictions in New York. You will not be evicted if a judge agrees with you that you did not breach...

Can my boyfriend kick me out after 2 years and I pay my share of bills and can he throw out my things I live in new York state

Dear Elmira tenant: It is illegal to evict any person from a dwelling without a court proceeding when the person has resided in the same place...

Former Landlord threw our things out after lease ended. No eviction notice. What do we do?

Dear Rockville Centre Tenant: I read the excellent answer from Mr. Tsatis. Because you do not seek "justice" by means of restoration to...

My land lord had the Marshall come and put me and my children out during the snow storm. can he do that legally?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you claim an eviction without prior service of a Notice of Eviction, you may try to regain possession by a court order...