I am being harassed and stalked by a tenant in my building. What are my legal rights?

Dear Bronx Tenant: At the "abatement" hearing you may rely on the defenses presented by you in the Answer to the Petition. Stale rent is a...

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Dear New York Tenant: Your inquiry makes sense. You realized that you should not take legal advice from the landlord. In New York a lease binds...

Dear Hoosick Falls Tenant: The statutory Warranty of Habitability may be used as an affirmative cause of action in a lawsuit initiated by the...

Black Mold on Basement Walls

Dear Buffalo Tenant: A tenant without a written lease in New York is a month to month tenant. A month to month tenancy is subject to the New...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York residential leases uniformly contain a provision that stands for the proposition that a tenant cannot claim a...

Can my landlord demand we take down our swimming pool?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York residential leases uniformly contain a provision that stands for the proposition that a tenant cannot claim a...

I signed a release clause to get my Secuiry deposit back from my Landlord (Irented an apt in private home) can I still sue her?

Dear Lindenhurst Tenant: The security deposit is not released to the tenant by the landlord in a normal circumstance when the tenant vacates the...

Am I obligated to pay the remaining rent in my sublease agreement?

Dear New York "Subtenant": You were never a subtenant, since you shared living space with the prime tenant. You were a roommate, and your...

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Can I withhold rent for leaky basement which lead to a mold problem?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The unpaid rent is "owed" until the landlord releases a claim to the rent, or in the event the landlord commences a...

Dear New York Tenant: If the first notice you had that the landlord sued you for rent was a marshal's notice, then when you made your first...