I would like to purchase a building. The issue is, there is 100% occupancy renting the apartments.

Dear Brooklyn Property Buyer: The nature of the building and the tenancies will help you understand your rights. An owner of a rent stabilized...

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Can my ex landlord do this?

Dear Liverpool tenant: When a landlord sues for possession only the context is within a summary holdover proceeding. The initiation event for a...

Maintenance company refuses to provide financial documents for refinance. How can I force her to provide this information?

Dear Jamaica Resident: If you are a shareholder in a cooperative the cooperative is required by the proprietary lease to cooperate as your...

Dear Schenectady Tenant: If you live in a jurisdiction that requires a certificate of occupancy (that is for a residence in a building that is...

Am I entitled to receive a payout from my landlord when she is suggesting I move out due to an ongoing maintenance issue?

Dear Astoria Tenant: A rent regulated tenant may initiate a complaint in harassment at the New York State Division of Homes and Community...

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Sublet NYC legal advice

Dear NYC Subtenant: You paid for July 2013, and there are few legal procedures available to the tenant to get you into a court case before the...

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Cause of action?

Dear New York Plaintiff: Yes. The only special note is that there is a statute on point in relation to pleading: New York Civil Practice Laws...

Can my landlord force me to move?

Dear Maplewood Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in New Jersey. Is there a reason for not...

I have a tenant who I think is running a rent scam with a real-estate agent.

Dear Brooklyn Owner: You may be correct that your tenant is an agent of persons with an interest in buying your building, but how could one...

Landlord locked us out of building

Dear Oceanside Tenant: If the landlord resorted to self help and did not allow the Sheriff to execute the warrant of eviction, you are correct:...