If my father owns a trailor in a 55 and over trailer park , and he is over 55 , am I allowed to stay in the trailer

Dear Kingston Tenant: If the manufacture home park is a legal age restricted 55 + community, your age would likely disqualify you from living in...

Binghamton, NY tenant signed a 1 year contract to start June 15th just called me to say he will no longer rent

Dear Binghamton Landlord: By contract you meant "Lease?" In New York, unless the lease is drafted otherwise, a tenant owes the full amount for...

Suppose a warrant is stayed until june 30 2013 for tenant to leave voluntarily and pay nothing or pay all by due date.,

Dear Brooklyn Tenant (Landlord?) If the underlying summary proceeding is based on a claim of nonpayment of rent, the parties landlord and...

What are the regulations on Leases executed during the course of a marriage, and how is that dealt with in Divorce?

Dear New York Tenant: The matrimonial attorneys for the divorcing couple may have determined from the Rent Stabilization Law and Rent...

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Dear Bristol Tenant: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Pennsylvania. Your landlord is likely...

My tenant wanted a home alarm. I could only get it in my name. She verbally agreed to pay the three year contract.

Dear Mobile Landlord: I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Alabama. A verbal contract may be...

I have signed my lease with a broker on June 1st. It is already June 10th and I have not moved into my apt. What can I do?

Dear Bronx Tenant: In New York, a tenant does not have a "lease" until signed by the landlord and given to the tenant along with the keys. If...

Can I get the electricity and gas shut off at an apartment my aunt is not currently in?

Dear Corona Resident: The some people in your aunt's apartment my have been a roommate with dependents. A New York tenant is allowed one...

Im 42 and live in my mothers house which she doesnt reside in. i do not pay rent as i was separated from my husband and she

Dear Amsterdam Resident: You said it yourself. You do not pay rent. Rent payment is a hallmark of a landlord and tenant relationship. Your basic...

How do I garnish wages from tenants that I have a judgement against.

Dear Jackson Heights Landlord: Read the information located at the Civil Court on collecting a...