Is pepper spray legal?

Dear Lake Grove Parent: In addition you must be careful that your daughter does not return to New York with pepper spray legally purchased in...

Can't pay bills

Dear Cleveland Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Georgia. I am answering you question...

Can I sue the home owner who rented me a basement room that appears to have a foundation problem due to water leakage?

Dear Yonkers Tenant: You have a right to feel upset. You may consider informing your state senator and assembly member that a tenant needs a law...

If I should lease the mineral rights to my property that I own in Alabama. What are the ramifications of how that plays out?

Dear Brooklyn Owner of Alabama Property: You could start to learn about your rights to the income from mining on your property...

I'm a disabled adult living with relatives that abuse me.

Dear Buffalo Resident: Since you qualify for SSI you are entitled to services from New York State. You do not mention your relation to the...

Dear New York Tenant: You saw the lease when you signed the lease. You read the lease before you signed the lease. There is no New York statute...

In a holdover proceeding, is the tenant required to pay rent during that period? should i accept the rent?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Your attorney should answer this question because accepting rent during the course of the proceeding is a litigation...

In NYC residential rent stabilized apartments, is the Tenant or the Landlord responsible for personal belongings such as a book?

Dear LIC Tenant: You rented the book and assumed responsibility for its return. Amazon may not care how the book was damaged or the reason the...

Subletting stabilized apt. for six months?

Dear New York Tenant: Two years is the lawful maximum allowed by the statute for subleasing within a four-year period. Short subleases may...

Can a Landlord evict me if my name is not on the lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I know you posted the question twice and you received an answer from me and an attorney not familiar with rent...