What is the rule about getting out of a lease without having to pay the rest of teh year?

Dear New York Tenant: New York State is one of few jurisdictions in the USA that does not mandate that a landlord mitigate damages that arise by...

How to not be evicted with landlords who are bad to me for many years

Dear New York Tenant: Within the past two days this question was asked by a number of other posters, framing the questions with minor...

What constitutes harassment by a landlord, besides bad personal behavior? Is there such a thing as a frivolous eviction?

Dear New York Tenant: If you are a rent regulated tenant, you may file a complaint for landlord harassment. The facts you stated would seem...

Dear Tenant: If your lease for your garden apartment provided you "exclusive use" of the yard, then you have the legal right to enforce your...

NYC tenant, have had to travel extensively for parental health problems. LL is trying to evict me, saying I've moved--untrue.

Dear New York Tenant: I answered a similar question and perhaps even responded to a comment you left at that answer. You have to take seriously...

Dear New York Apartment Occupant: The duration of the tenure by a roommate in another person's apartment, does not confer tenancy rights on...

What rights do you have as a tenant to allow someone to move in with you?

Dear New York Tenant: A residential tenant in New York State (and in New York City) is allowed one roommate (along with the roommate's...

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Dear Saugerties Tenant: Most lease terms remain as agreed by the landlord and tenant at the time of the lease signing. Most leases provide that...

. Could the nyc health dept enter your home and remove your boa constrictors with out giving you a chance to relocate them.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Yes. The animal is illegal to possess. Members of the Family Boidae are included in the section relating to reptiles as...

What is the limit a judge can give in housing court?

Dear New York Tenant: The judge may employ preclusion as a sanction for a party failing to comply with court ordered discovery, may strike a...

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