Dear Brooklyn Tenant: What is the nature of the Class B violation? Most Housing Maintenance Code violations do not require prior plans, permits...

How can my mother remove herself from being a lifetime guarantee on an apartment lease. Are there any legal actions available?

Dear Hollis Tenant: If the apartment is a rent stabilized apartment, each iteration of the renewal lease, is based on the same terms and...

Eviction in NYC

Dear New York Tenant: Disabled persons pay rent, and there is no exemption from the tenancy obligation solely based on a disability or source of...

Obtaining court records?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you know the landlord's name, you nay search for all filed Housing Court cases, at the Landlord and Tenant Clerk's...

Is it ok to ask my Landlord to fix something after 30 day notice?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I agree with the first answer. What could possibly deter you from reporting a gas leak from a defective stove? A thirty...

Can a landlord use a 3rd party to address maintenance issues without an official managing-agent contract with the tenant?

Dear New York Tenant: Generally, the tenant of an owner in a cooperative building looks to the same management company that works for the...

Can I sue my landlord for wrongful eviction?

Dear Watertown Tenant: You have not been evicted. So you do not have a wrongful eviction claim. Has the landlord actually commenced the summary...

I received a hand written notice of eviction stating that I should be out by the middle of next month. can they do that?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: If you want to be sure that the notice you received is proper then a lawyer needs to place eyes on the notice. If you...

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If my landlord violates my rights what legal recourse do I have?

Dear Waterloo Tenant: Perhaps an attorney may look over the papers you were handed by the property manager. The papers may be a notice of...

Oral contract in NYC

Dear New York Tenant: You are an SRO tenant and you have rights, as does the landlord. Whether you knew it or not, as you will learn from...