Can a landlord change the locks or your belongings out without serving me a notice of eviction?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You are correct. You are stashed in a box. Your "room" would not be legal in a legal apartment. How did you let this...

Dear Pound Ridge Property Owner: New York State law provides an operator of a self storage facility powerful tools to ensure that the rent due...

If a tenant receives an eviction petition from the LL without the 5DAY DEMAND TO PAY annexed hereto what can occur @ trial?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Do you mean that the landlord or landlord's attorney did not attach a copy of the rent demand with proof of service to the...

Do I still have to pay rent if I was evicted from a illegal basement apartment?

Dear South Ozone Park Tenant: If you were rented an "illegal" apartment your landlord was never entitled to collect or to sue for rent; but your...

How long can I stay in an apt with a handicapped child if mylandlord asks me to leave because I cant pay the rent anymore

Dear Deer Park Tenant: You will need to pay rent in your current location or a new location so you should seek out assistance for you and your...

I'm I liable for past rent even if landlord refuse to accept rent every month

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You have an attorney and your attorney is the lawyer most familiar with your Housing Court proceeding, the court ordered...

Dear LIC Tenant: I am guessing that the gas service is already turned off by the utility. If you live in a multiple dwelling ( a building with...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If this person lived in the apartment with you she was a roommate and not a subtenant. A subtenant is a person with an...

How long am I liable for abandoned property from a sublessor?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Although you face a circumstance encountered regularly across New York State, the legislature has chosen to write no law...

I have an illegal basement which I allowed a man to live because he had no where to go, Now I want him out.

Dear Jamaica Landlord: While it is indeed noble to shelter to the homeless, in NYC, this gesture comes along with a bundle of trouble for the...