How long will a judge give tenant to leave for nonpayment of rent?

Dear Brentwood Tenant: A judge does not invent the wheel with each judgment in a nonpayment summary proceeding. The underlying procedural...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Paying the rent in advance did not guarantee services. And, because the rent is paid, you cannot provoke a nonpayment case...

Getting out of a commercial lease in NY State

Dear Riverhead Tenant: I am not sure about how your disappearing could prevent the landlord commencing a proceeding against the named commercial...

If a groundskeeper or landlord enters your appartment without permission and throws away your personal belongings is there legal

Dear Syracuse Tenant: The entry into your home and removal of personal property is a crime. Ordinarily police deal with crime. Persons who...

I live in NYC and my landlord just passed away we have no lease what happens now?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The owneership of real property does not instantly pass on to an heir unless the deed provided a right of survivorship...

Does wrongful withholding of security deposit over "reasonable amount of time" in the State of New York have treble charges?

Dear Plattsburgh Tenant: This bill would fill a gap in the New York statutes relating to tenant rights and security deposits. In one form or...

Dear Flushing Tenant: This depends upon the instructions from the landlord to the marshal. The marshal may supervise a change of locks and...

What sort of legal fees, including court costs, can I expect if I evict a tenant from an apartment I own in Brooklyn?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: If you have an extant lease with the tenant, then a nonpayment proceeding makes sense. Your three family home in...

Am I entitled to a reduced rent rate if I'm without heat during a winter period?

Dear Oneonta Tenant: You and your neighbors experienced a loss of an essential service for a one half month period, and even if the landlord...

Need advice from an attorney who specializes in landlord -tenant cases

Dear Central Islip Tenant: I read the answers and your comments and you received good information from the answering attorneys. Your lease is...

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