Dear New York Tenant: In a summary proceeding based on a nuisance, the underlying pleading (the petition) is often based on the preceding...

Can I be sued for last months rent payment from former roommate who claims I overcharged the person who moved in after me?

Dear New York tenant: If you were accurate in your statement, the claim may be barred by a statute of limitation ( four years on a rent...

My landlord told me BEFORE I signed my lease that he wanted to renovate. Can he still charge me rent while I am not there?

Dear New York Tenant: Is this information in your lease? If not, then the landlord likely has no basis to make you move from the apartment...

What can a senior citizen do if she is being passively harassed out of her apartment?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: Do not give up a rent stabilized apartment without first securing a consultation with an attorney to discuss the...

Is it a legal requirement for a landlord to test for lead paint/dust?

Dear Menands Tenant: No. The statute creates a presumption that the premises contains lead paint if built before the cut-off year for using...

Landlord is having a friend sue me with power of attorney. I informed the landlord that i was moving and not the friend.

Dear Virginia Beach Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Virginia. Hire your own attorney....

Dear Monroe Landlord: There is no law that exempts a landlord from using the legal process of the court to recover possession from the tenant....

I am being evicted and sued for back rent I just found out the house I live in has 2illegal apts. Mine plus 1 more

Dear Levittown Tenant: There are two major impediments to the landlord's summary proceeding based on a default in paying rent after service of...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Unless the landlord served on you a notice of non-renewal of lease during the window-period for offering a lease renewal,...

Dear New York Friend: An attorney would suggest to you that your friend should find a lease onerous rental, than 80 times monthly rent. A...