I'm a lease-holder in a 4-br apt. 1 subletter is NOT working out - can I give her 30-day notice to leave?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: No you are not within "your rights." A thirty day termination of tenancy notice in New York City must be written, must...

I live in this apt since Apr 1, wanted to call NatGrid(gas) to get the account under my name and pay. However landlord refuses t

Dear New York Tenant: Perhaps National Grid will accept the photocopy of the lease you made before you gave the lease to the landlord for her...

Sent in application for apartment rental, received move-in date, now landlord said apartment was previously promised to others.

Dear Valatie Renter: Without a lease, New York law, does not recognize that you have a right to possession of the apartment. What do you want to...

I am sharing a home & I am being thrown out.

Dear Rocky Point Tenant: Usually, when a tenant replaces a landlord's defective appliance, with a new appliance, unless the tenant may restore...

My brother rents an apartment in a brownstone in Bedstuy Brooklyn, NY. His lease is up next month. His landlord is upset with

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Make certain to document the theft of service. Inform the program of this event. Hire an attorney through the program to...

Can my landlord garnish wages from my place of employment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: In New York a "debt" that is not converted into a "judgment" by a court in a lawsuit, won by the creditor against the...

I'm renting apartment in manhattan. How should the one year rent paid up front be handled?

Dear New York Tenant: Find another landlord. You do not need to pay one year rent up front. You will never recover rent paid in advance. Your...

Security Deposit Complications: I sue and landlord countersues. Am I in over my head? Should I get lawyer?

Dear Bronx Tenant: You are not going to have a Legal Aid attorney in Small Claims Court. You seem to realize the landlord holds all the...

"Can I break a lease because I cannot afford the rent anymore and plan to relocate to another state? "

Dear Bronx Tenant: I see you received helpful advice from attorneys who do not practice law in New York State. Contrary to popular belief,...

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Can I remove grill and other stored items if month to month tenant with no lease refuse to move items?

Dear SRO Landlord: Be careful. Your month to month SRO tenant may have rights beyond the rights of a month to month tenancy. SRO tenants of...