Questions answered by Steven Warren Smollens

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How do I go about reporting a landlord with tenants he trying to kick out who is in foreclosure?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A tenant does not necessarily need to personally know the landlord. If the person named on the lease as the landlord is...

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Renters are not paying rent and I can smell Marijuana in that apartment.i want them to move out from my house.How to proceed?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Bronx Home Owner: You may pursue your legal rights. If the tenant has a lease you may look for a ground to terminate the lease. If the...

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Renters are not paying rent and I can smell Marijuana in that apartment.i want them to move out from my house.How to proceed?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Bronx Home Owner: You may pursue your legal rights. If the tenant has a lease you may look for a ground to terminate the lease. If the...

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Renters are not paying rent and I can smell Marijuana in that apartment.i want them to move out from my house.How to proceed?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Bronx Home Owner: You may pursue your legal rights. If the tenant has a lease you may look for a ground to terminate the lease. If the...

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We have neighbors in two separate houses creating excessive noise during daylight hours with their off road vehicles.

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Gloversville Home Owner: Your complaint is not unusual in rural locations in New York State, but the neighbor usually has the right to make...

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How do I file criminal charges, where do I start?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The proper method to raise a defense relating to the standing of the Petitioner in a summary proceeding is in the Answer...

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Person has refused to pay rent, do I still have to give them 30 days to move out upon handing them a 3 day notice to pay or quit

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear New York Tenant: The three (3) day notice is a Rent Demand. Should your roommate not pay the "rent" you may commence a nonpayment...

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I came home to an excavater and large 'piping/tiling' on my property with no notice from the town or state of ny. About 60' in.

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Henderson Home Owner: Was it the Town Highway Department digging a trench for a culvert? Was similar work taking place along the road?...

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Sublease of apartment

Steven's answer | Answered on May 19, 2013

Dear Brooklyn Subtenant: If you have a written sublease agreement with the prime tenant you need an attorney to review the contract for your...

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What is the proper actions that I can take against and landlord that don't technically own the property,but trying to evict me?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 18, 2013

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: There are two main forms for the eviction proceeding in Housing Court. One is the nonpayment summary proceeding, and that...

Steven Warren Smollens's Answers (26289)

How do I go about reporting a landlord with tenants he trying to kick out who is in foreclosure?

Renters are not paying rent and I can smell Marijuana in that apartment.i want them to move out from my house.How to proceed?

Renters are not paying rent and I can smell Marijuana in that apartment.i want them to move out from my house.How to proceed?

Renters are not paying rent and I can smell Marijuana in that apartment.i want them to move out from my house.How to proceed?

We have neighbors in two separate houses creating excessive noise during daylight hours with their off road vehicles.

How do I file criminal charges, where do I start?

Person has refused to pay rent, do I still have to give them 30 days to move out upon handing them a 3 day notice to pay or quit

I came home to an excavater and large 'piping/tiling' on my property with no notice from the town or state of ny. About 60' in.

Sublease of apartment

What is the proper actions that I can take against and landlord that don't technically own the property,but trying to evict me?