If you moved out of an apt when your lease expires, can a lanlord deduct MCI arrears from your security deposit?

Dear Bronx Tenant: You may need to allow an attorney to review your lease, and the DHCR order which granted the MCI increase. Ordinarily, an MCI...

How can I know who she is?

Dear Flushing Landlord: The more you ask the same question, the less clear you are about your complaint. If you are in court, then win the legal...

What course of action can i take against a former landlord who is trying to keep my security deposit.

Dear Bronx Tenant: You must have misunderstood. A defendant who ignores a Small Claims Court summons, will have a judgment entered against them,...

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Can a landlord with no lease go after the former tennent for a cleaning bill and water bill?

Dear Endicott Tenant: Your former landlord can ask for anything. Whether he has a right to his request may be decided in court if he believes...

Eviction process on Suffolk NY

Dear Suffolk Landlord: Without passing judgment on your actions to date or the documents you wrote or served, you may want to review the guide...

I want to evict my 22 year old son from my home. We are in the process of serving a 30 day Notice to Terminate. Can I evict hi

Dear New York Tenant: The police may also arrest your son for violating the Order of Protection. Be certain that the thirty day notice is...

Can my LL demand access for unnecessary repairs and the removal of fixtures in preparation for the sale of the apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your issues are driven by the terms of a unique lease, and so, you should seek an attorney to review the lease and your...

My mother was recently evicted

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Check the eviction notice for the index number. If the index number matches the old case, go to court, review the case...

Do I have any personal liability for a property that I am executor of an estate of? I am not on the note or deed.

Dear Massapequa Executor: You are either the "executor" or "administrator" but it is not likely that you wear both titled. If you are an...

Subleter not moving out after the sublease expired

Dear New York Tenant: An attorney should review your sublease agreement; but an attorney would have cautioned you about allowing a stranger into...