Dear New York Renter: You should consult with an attorney who may review your lease and discuss with you possible liability for withdrawing from...

Can a landlord continue to harass a tenant to move out of a rent stabilized apartment without getting in trouble?

Dear Friend of a tenant: A landlord is not allowed to harass a tenant for any reason. So your friend could have side-stepped the fear tactics of...

Any harm in meeting with the tenant's attorney at apt. without having my own attorney present?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: It makes no sense to meet with the tenant and her lawyer and not have your own counsel. The tenant's lawyer will make...

My landlord and a receiver are fighting over who I pay rent to. Landlord filing chapter 11. Who do I pay? I'm withholding rent.

Dear Woodside Tenant: If you are a rent stabilized tenant you are entitled to an offer of renewal lease. The receiver and the landlord cannot...

Security Deposit not returned after agreed time frame

Dear New York Tenant: If your lease stated a date certain for the return of your security deposit and interest (if the security was in an...

Condo Water Leakage: Who can be accounted for?

Dear New York Tenant: Unless the lease you have with the unit owner provided the right to notify the landlord of a defective condition in the...

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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You have a case. You also have the right to inform the management team of NYCHA at 250 Broadway about the mold condition...

Dear Bronx Tenant: The Church is not likely responsible to maintain the boiler, unless the Church leased the entire building and so became the...

Dear New York Tenant: The eviction process in New York City Housing Court is not straight forward even for attorneys. Usually a tenant may not...

Break lease based on repair not being done and complaints from tenants below us

Dear New York Tenant: No. The need for repairs is not a ground alone for "breaking" a lease. New York Housing Court allows a tenant a right to...