What is the usual methods involved in subletting a non-rent stabilized rental property?

Dear Fresh Meadows Tenant: The process is not simple, and tenants who look for a short cut will likely force the landlord to reject the request....

Tenant move in new roommate without landlord permission, any solution for the landlord--nowadays not at home

Dear Flushing Landlord: A tenant is allowed a roommate by New York State law. New York State law allows a landlord in a month to month...

Landlord-tenant dispute

Dear Flushing Landlord: If the new roommate is a "second" roommate for the tenant, if the tenant now has two roommates, instead of one, then you...

SHould I write a 60 day eviction letter to this family whom I rented my basement to, they began bringing more poeple to the hous

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Is the basement apartment in the two-family house, legal? If not, your tenants are not required to pay rent at all, no...

My tenant move in roommate without my permission, can I call police evict her friend?

Dear New York Landlord: Your New York tenant is allowed by state law to have a roommate. That is a right conferred by a statute and overrides a...

Dear Kingston Home Owner: You have to look locally in the jurisdiction where you are purchasing. Illegal apartments can carry great penalties....

We would like to have a foreclosure judgment vacated. How would we file?

Dear West Islip Homeowner: You are not going to receive targeted legal advise on an actual course to undertake in litigation in an Online forum....

I want to know my rights and what I should do in regards to my recently sold rent stable apt.

Dear Long Island City Tenant: If you are sure that you have a rent stabilized apartment, the landlord is not allowed to deny you the renewal...

Can I sue my landlord for bedbugs and other issues?

Dear New York Tenant: Without knowing more about the terms of your tenancy, the lease, and the relation the private landlord has with the state...

The smoker's in the adjoining unit of my NY coop

Dear Brooklyn Coop owner: Know your rights. If you smell smoke in your apartment, the smoke permeates your apartment, the smell bothers you,...

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