Security Deposit and Last Month Rent

Dear New York Tenant: New York law does not provide a statutory right to a tenant with an extant lease to give notice and end the lease early....

I own a 2 family home. If I want my child to rent the apartment that my tenant now has-tenant has no lease-what is procedure?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Hire an attorney to do the proper notice terminating tenancy and to bring the eviction proceeding in Brooklyn Housing...

Landlord trying to evict me by end of month. (paid all rents on time)

Dear New York Resident: You are a "roommate" and not a subtenant. A subtenant rents the entire apartment from the tenant, and the tenant does...

Been living here for 35 years under a two year lease now with out notification now they want everyone to resign a one year

Dear Bronx Mitchell-Lama Tenant: A telltale of a plan to privatize a Mitchell-Lama housing company supervised by HPD is the decision to offer an...

Dear Babylon Plaintiff: There is no limit to the jurisdiction of the New York State Supreme Court in seeking monetary damages. Good luck.

How long do we have to give someone to get her stuff out of our appartment

Dear Buffalo friend: New York State does not have a special law that deals with this commonplace occurrence. Rather than provide some statutory...

My landlord gave me a notice because of how I was parking was violating the lease. I explained I was parking where I was because

Dear Clayton Tenant: Hopefully you photograph your parked-in vehicle. Your lease must make the manner of parking in the shared driveway a...

What proof can a landlord provide to prove an apartment legally moved from rent control to market rate?

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord will submit proof of an individual apartment renovation that raised the amount of "legal" rent to an amount...

Can my neighbor cut part of my tree so he can install a fence?

Dear Bellmore Home Owner: You will need an attorney to act quickly for you to prevent the damage to the tree. An arborist may also assist you...

My landlord just gave me a 7 day notice to quit or pay rent. I am late. I have him 500 dollars last night and told him I would

Dear Clayton Tenant: New York does not have a seven day notice to quit except for a week to week tenancy. If you have a lease or your...