Dear Schenectady Tenant: While the squirrels in the attack may support a claim that there is a diminished rental value, a correctable defect in...

I installed webcam on entrance door of my apartment. In two years the Co-op requested to remove it because of the House Rules.

Dear Brooklyn Proprietary Lessee: The webcam is subject to the House Rules. The cooperative corporation may install visible and hidden cameras...

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As an employee of an apartment complex is it legal for me to serve tenants legal documents or intent to vacat or eviction papers

Dear Newburgh apartment complex employee: Is there a reason that the attorney for your apartment complex wants you to serve process instead of...

Last winter, I asked if an eviction can be reversed even if the tenant is physically out. One lawyer replied that there is nothi

Dear are you the tenant or are you the landlord: Generally, a good reason would be a reason a court may consider as sufficient to restore the...

My tenant does not allow me to inspect the apt. should i get a court order?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: You are entitled to a key to a lock the tenant installed on the apartment door and entitled to a key to any lock that...

Landlord did not provide rules and regulations at time of move in

Dear Fraser Tenant: I am an attorney licensed in New York. I do not practice law in Michigan. Discrimination by landlords based on a tenant...

Tenant complained to electric and fuel company for shared meter usage. They requested me to add separate meter for common areas

Dear Tonawanda Home Owner: Is this a rental of one entire house, or a dwelling within the house? I will start from the premise that the tenant...

My property butts up to a high voltage powerline and the power company has cut down trees on MY property, can they do this

Dear Hyde Park Home Owner: New York power utilities retain the right to trim trees along the utility lines right of way. Sometimes this is done...

I filed small case. Landlord requested legal fee. The case was dismissed without money. Should I pay the legal fee?

Dear Brooklyn Shareholder: If you want legal advice then retain an attorney. No attorney answering on AVVO will tell you to pay the...

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Can i sublet my apartment that i lived in for 20 years?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: As long as you have an existing lease and you live in a building with at least four apartments, you are permitted to...