I rented a bedroom without having seen said bedroom beforehand, the reason being the subletting tenant was a friend.

Dear New York Tenant: If the tenant is living in the apartment, then your living arrangement is not based on a subletting. Your status (legal...

Trustee/property management company profit themselves from trust without informing beneficiaries

Dear New York Coop Owner: In this instance notify the New York State Attorney General's Office, Real Estate Finance Bureau. Good luck.

Do I need a lawyer

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Hire a lawyer. No one can buy a house under the table. Ownership is established by recording a deed by the new owner. All...

Laws concerning property management company's practices

Dear New York Tenant: New York landlord and tenant law requires that in case a landlord uses a summary proceeding for past due or unpaid rent,...

Can I have relief from rent being too high?

Dear Sunnyside tenant: Are you at least age 62. At age 62 a New York tenant is allowed to apply for a Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption....

LL taking me 2 court 4 rent. My car died on way 2 court-I called but judge ruled 4 eviction-how get back on calendar-file what?

Dear Hewlett Tenant: An Order to Show Cause is made in person at the Courthouse, usually on forms provided by the court for persons acting...

Can I evict a tenant who signed a lease that pre-payed last 4 months, but is refusing to pay the current rent due?

Dear Flushing Landlord: The prelude to any New York landlord seeking a court judgment based on a claim of tenant default in paying rent is a...

Could this be ground for dismissal of the case?

Dear Flushing tenant: To start, the termination of tenancy may be prepared by an attorney, but is issued by and in the name of the landlord....

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Eviction without notice to leave in NYC - possible?

Dear New York Tenant: If you have a current lease (that is you have a written lease and the term of the lease has not expired) then the landlord...

What type of attorney can answer the legal rights of tenants of a rent control apartment and their designated successor?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Before you pass on the apartment learn if your family member qualifies for succession in a rent controlled...