Questions answered by Steven Warren Smollens

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What steps should I take to stop a eviction in 6 days?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 18, 2013

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you are facing an imminent eviction the only method to stall the process until you can figure out what is going on is...

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How to move a tenant out when the landlord MUST move into the private trust home?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 18, 2013

Dear Pawling Home Owner: Unless the lease you made with the tenant contains a provision allowing for early termination of the lease for the...

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Tax lien foreclosure in process, to close by the county on May31, 2013, told can pay by Oct 2013. does tenant have to pay rent.

Steven's answer | Answered on May 18, 2013

Dear Pawling Home Owner: You have the legal papers at hand and so should be in consultation with a local attorney about your rights. The general...

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My husband went to mow our tenant's lawn and she told him that she had moved out, but her ex-boyfriend would be staying.

Steven's answer | Answered on May 18, 2013

Dear Plattsburgh Landlord: The ex-boyfriend is not your tenant and your departed tenant broke her lease agreement with you to pay rent and live...

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Can my landlord hold me responsible to pay rent?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 18, 2013

Dear Putnam Valley Tenant: Your landlord is not suing you from Greece, she has a New York attorney and the complaint must state her legal claims...

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I am trying to evict a tenant. I gave her more than thirty days' notice.

Steven's answer | Answered on May 17, 2013

Dear Upstate Landlord: Contact the RUPCO office after you review the steps required to end the tenancy...

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What proper paper work I need to file for the appeal board to give me a stay of enviction and opportuniy for motion to be heard?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 17, 2013

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you want to be your own attorney you will face confusion beyond reason in a Housing Court matter, so the best idea now,...

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There were repairs made in the Kitchen of my apartment The repairs were new kitchen floors,cabinets,sink and stove....

Steven's answer | Answered on May 17, 2013

Dear Bronx Tenant: You are entitled to a stove, and to the extent you could not use the stove, you may have been damaged. Your rights to the...

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What is Georgia code 18-4-61?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 16, 2013

http://law.onecle.com/georgia/18/18-4-61.html http://www.georgiacourts.gov/councils/state/benchbook/State%20Court%20Benchbook/Chapters/04%20Ga...

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Is it legal for a landlord to charge me for the apartment down stairs apartment because the town shut it down ?

Steven's answer | Answered on May 16, 2013

Dear Islip Terrace Tenant: No. It is not "legal" for a landlord to charge a tenant rent for an unrelated apartment. The building you live in...

Steven Warren Smollens's Answers (26289)

What steps should I take to stop a eviction in 6 days?

How to move a tenant out when the landlord MUST move into the private trust home?

Tax lien foreclosure in process, to close by the county on May31, 2013, told can pay by Oct 2013. does tenant have to pay rent.

My husband went to mow our tenant's lawn and she told him that she had moved out, but her ex-boyfriend would be staying.

Can my landlord hold me responsible to pay rent?

I am trying to evict a tenant. I gave her more than thirty days' notice.

What proper paper work I need to file for the appeal board to give me a stay of enviction and opportuniy for motion to be heard?

There were repairs made in the Kitchen of my apartment The repairs were new kitchen floors,cabinets,sink and stove....

What is Georgia code 18-4-61?

Is it legal for a landlord to charge me for the apartment down stairs apartment because the town shut it down ?