Can a neighbor lock the bathroom on purpose?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A bathroom door within an apartment does not ordinarily have a key lock in the hand set. A bathroom door may be locked...

Dear New York Tenant: You may be entitled to a rent abatement for the period of time there was no hot water, but New York State, does not have a...

Dear New York Tenant: You must hold back your frustration at being ignored about these complaints and do not punch the walls, as you just...

Dear Bronx Tenant: You must be careful about your request to allow your sister to reside with you in the apartment. You must request that the...

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How do I file a Money judgement against a tenant if I do not know their new address where they moved to?

Dear Baldwin Landlord: Wage garnishment does not exist without a money judgment, so you first need the judgment if you did not gain the money...

What are my requirements, as a tenant in NYC, with an expired lease that have been paying rent for months and wants to leave?

Dear New York Tenant: The general rule in NYC is that a month to month tenancy continues on the same terms and conditions of the expired lease....

Dear Hempstead Landlord: Was the date to vacate stated in a judgment after the court after a trial, or is the judgment based on the tenant...

My sister had "Marshalls" come to her apartment and remove all her belongings, she was never given an eviction notice, the

Dear Monroe Tenant: You need to learn that the eviction was illegal because there was no court case and because there was no court case, no...

Section 8 house guest laws.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Why do you feel you would be in trouble? You are not the tenant and you do not have a relationship with the landlord. The...

Dear New York Tenant: New York City requires that an owner paint hallways in a uniform color. Take photos of the hallways were the walls are not...