Our landlord's name isn't anywhere on the property's information. What steps should we take next?

Dear Staten Island tenant: A tenant does not ordinarily possess the power to dispute their landlord's title in the premises even when the tenant...

What does this statement mean...this stipulation is without predjudice to late and legal fees which may accrue pursuant to lease

Dear Bronx Tenant: You made an agreement that allowed the landlord to "settle" with you as well as preserve the landlord's claimed entitlement...

I signed a lease to rent an apartment in June. My roommate paid 3 month of rent and moved out.

Dear Rochester Tenant: A joint tenant lease affords each tenant the right to the use of the rented premises for the duration of the lease in...

Is it retaliation if my landlord gives me eviction papers days after the apartment was deemed illegal?

Dear Clifton Park Tenant: You should inform the AVVO attorneys what did the landlord claim in the petition that authorized commencing a holdover...

Discrimination, Injury Housing

Dear Staten Island Tenant: Most attorneys specializing in damage recovery for clients injured by another person's negligence do not require up...

Tenant's owe me 5 months rent, moved out left the state (NY to Florida)

Dear Rochester Landlord: You really are limited in choice of remedies as the tenant is beyond the boundary of New York State. You could sue...

I have a neighbor who will not turn his music down. Can I bring him to court?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You may call 311 to lodge a noise complaint against the...

Dear New York Tenant: There is no law or normal lease provision where a landlord must disclose construction as you described. You are...

My neighbor victimizes me; she frightens me atimes by suddenly springing out from her flat pointing and shouting rudely at me.

Dear New York Tenant: You must document each incident of serious misconduct by the neighbor or her guest. You do so by a written letter to the...

Can a tenant in a new york city apartment be evicted for having bedbugs?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: In NYC a bed bug infestation is considered as an event affecting the habitability of the apartment and must be corrected by...

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