Can my landlord sue me after we have a signed court agreement in front of a judge forgiving me of back rent if I leave in 30 dys

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you correctly described the stipulation of settlement, as waiving all claims for rent, as long as the premises were...

I have been at my residence for 8 yrs i have no lease and my landlord just asked us to move he gave no specific reason ?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: New York State has not sought to provide any special right of continued tenancy to tenants without a lease. New York law is...

In Westchester County State of NY Does an attorney need to file with the court notice of representation?

Dear White Plains Litigant: An attorney "officially" is an attorney of record for a defendant when a notice of appearance and an answer are...

Petitions and Information in used in Housing Landlord/tenant trial

Dear New York Tenant: There is no "rule book" about what could happen. Every case develops as the participants see fit, how they prepare, how...

I am a landlord having issues with tenant over return of security deposit and damages I found after they moved out.

Dear Pleasantville Landlord: Unless the lease provided that the tenants had a right to pay rent with a business check, the landlord had the...

Selected as the best answer

Do I deduct from the rent?

Dear New York Tenant: New York State law allows for a tenant to deduct from the ordinary rent due to the landlord in very few circumstances,...

In an apt complex, if you are not the person signing the lease, and you are not listed as an occupant can you live there

Dear Washington Township Resident: I am an attorney licensed in New York. I do not practice law in New Jersey. A person without authority...

Selected as the best answer

Is it true that is you are disabled on disability you have special rights that protect your housing?

Dear New York Tenant: A New York landlord is not required to serve a notice to cure when the ground for accelerated lease termination is...

Multifamily dwelling

Dear Flushing Home Owner: The Certificate of Occupancy for the building should disclose the legal use. If the C of O shows apartments on three...

Dear Flushing Landlord? Tenant? Basements converted to residential use without proper permits from the NYC Department of Buildings and without a...