I have an apt lease in NYC with a Canadian who is leaving the country and is threatening not to pay rent for the remaining 19 mo

Dear I have a Canadian: Are you the landlord or the guarantor? If you are the landlord, New York law allows the landlord to leave the...

How can I reclaim my apartment that the tenant vacated without notice?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: If it were so simple, the tenant moves out lock stock and barrel and the landlord could go back in, then there would be...

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Neighbor Excavated His Side of Property Line

Dear New York Home Owner: You may check with the NYC Department of Buildings for the issued permit and filed excavation plans. You may also get...

My mother purchased an HDFC Co-op in the 80's that I live in now. Where can I find a copy of the shareholder's certificate?

Dear New York Tenant: If you are living in an HDFC cooperative, you are either an owner with a proprietary lease, a member of the immediate...

What type of lawyer would my father need to hire if he wants to sue the owner of the building he lived in?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: All the rent regulated tenants should file the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal to preserve their...

Lost my yellow inquest paper

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you have a computer you could look up the location of your case. Navigate to...

Found out my apartment is illegal, now getting evicted, do i have any recourse?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Do not try to play lawyer in the Brooklyn Housing Court. Let your lawyer do the legal stuff. Once a tenant voluntarily...

AS A LANDLORD OF A STORE,RENT PAID WAS INCORRECT PAID IN FULLWAS WRITTEN ON CHECK IF DEPOSITED DOES THAT MEAN I ACCEPT ?

Dear Bronx Landlord: Without offering you legal advice, if you are concerned that the paid in full written on the check is a trick by the tenant...

Can i adjourn an inquest?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Once you appear in court on the holdover proceeding, the landlord cannot conduct an inquest. You must request the...

Can we evict a tenant in a Rent Stabilized Apt. for refusing to sign renewal lease because tenant thinks $20 (2%) is too high?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: You have a savvy rent stabilized tenant in your Brooklyn apartment who knows that in Brooklyn a landlord can no longer...

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