Is there a difference between a Termination of Lease and an eviction? Is there a maximum amount that rent can be increased?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The concept of a "preferential rent" is a feature of a rent stabilized tenancy where the rent charged to the tenant is...

I paid first/last/security deposit. I have asked but still not been provided a written lease. Is a verbal lease sufficient?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State allows for a lease for a period of not more than one year to be based on a verbal agreement. But a verbal...

What can be done about our LL who stops anyone who wants to visit us. includes officials from government.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you are a rent regulated tenant you may have grounds to file a complaint about landlord harassment. If there are...

How to get back an { informally } agreed to retainer from a privately held firm after hardly any work done for me there

Dear New York investor: The only person who owes you money is the person you paid. His relatives are not responsible unless they also acted to...

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I have a tenant that owes rent for Nov and just moved out of the apt with no notice. Can I file a small claims for the money

Dear Chaffee landlord: Visit the Erie County Small Claims Court at: http://smallclaimscourthouse.com/new-york/erie-county/ Your local...

Can I be sued by other heirs here ?

Dear New York Tenant: The "tenant" of a cooperative apartment looks to the owner of the shares and to the proprietary lessor for making repairs...

Can lease terms bind someone not on the lease?

Dear New York Subtenant: If you signed a sublease with a rent stabilized tenant and the subleasing was with the consent of the landlord, you may...

Rights to a copy of a paper I was asked to sign

Dear New York Tenant: If you question if it is legal to fraudulently alter a document after the paper is signed, the answer is no that is not...

If your were evicted from your apartment how do you go about being reinstated

Dear New York Tenant: Do you mean that you are no longer eligible for a HUD assisted apartment after your eviction, or that you were once a...

COMMERCIAL LEASE - LANDLORD WANTS ME OUT

Dear Corona Tenant: The landlord cannot just wish you out of your lease and tenancy. A commercial tenant is entitled to defend the lease and...