How much should I sue my former roommate/lessor for, and what happens if I lose?

Dear New York Tenant: You were not subleasing from a roommate. You may have subleased from a tenant (meaning during the sublease period you and...

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Can I sue for not having "enjoyment" of my residence?

Dear Forest Hills Tenant: If the parking privilege and designated indoor parking space is a service provided by the landlord and stated as a...

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: The landlord may have accepted a part rent payment from you after the service of the rent demand, but that act is not...

Which law is broken when your evicted and your belongings go missing?

Dear New York Tenant: If you are engaged in a claim for money damages in a civil lawsuit, the wrongful act of taking another person's property...

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Can I ask for an order to show cause

Dear New York Tenant: I gather you settled a nonpayment proceeding with the landlord where you had to trace money orders and the landlord agreed...

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Can our roommates sue us for breaking a lease when we are signing a lease with our landlord for a different place.

Dear Oswego Tenant: Do you mean you subleased your rented residence to another couple? If you live in the same residence, that is not a...

Landlord claiming tenant is holding rent. Tenant mailed it out and forward payments by regular mail. Tracking money orders.

Dear Mt. Vernon Landlord: OK. The judge is allowing the tenant the chance to prove that certain money orders claimed as purchased to pay rent,...

My landlord is not accepting my rent, this month being the 3rd month. There are extra charges on my rent stub. WHat do I do?

Dear New York Tenant: I gather that the apartment is rent stabilized, you succeeded to your mother's tenancy, and the landlord in doing so added...

Is this rent overcharge?

Dear New York Tenant: There is no need to "guess" if there is a rent overcharge or a "fraud" as you have all the papers in your hand now to file...

Wanted to terminate lease after tenant did nothing after a 5 day notice to cure but tenant filed an injunction.

Dear New York Landlord: Is the tenant a commercial tenant? Did the tenant gain a "Yellowstone Injunction" in Supreme Court? If so, you must...