HRA paid my back rent through the One Shot in December 2012 and contacted my landlord. I have an eviction hearing still!!

Dear New York Tenant: Try posting the question over and over and the answers likely will not change from yesterday to today and from last week...

For a summons-policeman told me when issuing that I can go to court any day before date of appearance listed- is this true?

Dear Asker: You should make an inquiry at the Summons Part of the Court for additional information. Good luck.

Dear New York Tenant: If a person in the management office forged a tenant signature and sought to enforce the forged document against the...

I am looking to file a 'small claim' against someone in Ulster County. I live in Dutchess.

Dear Dutchess County Claimant: The Court performs service of the Small Claims Court summons. You likely will need to use a Small Claims Court...

Informed landlord of § 235-b. Warranty of habitability, she then sent me notice to quit or pay, now eviction court

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You described the notice as a notice to quit or pay, and if so, is this notice a rent demand? If it is, then retaliatory...

We lived in the house overall 15 years,how can we keep the home?

Dear Carine: The AVVO forum is a public space. There is no reason to expect privacy and no attorney and client relationship is created by...

We lived in the house overall 15 years,how can we keep the home?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: If you mean that you were swindled when you used the word bamboozled, how did this fraud survive your attorney's due...

Does this constitute a hostile living enviorment which allows breaking lease?

Dear Waverly Tenant: The facts alone do not support "breaking" a lease, but if that is your goal, consult with an attorney on the method...

I won a lawsuit against my building for an accident in there building.can they raise my rent even though it's a personal injury

Dear New York Tenant: New York looks to keep separate the rights of a tenant as provided in the lease, and the right of the tenant to sue a...

I am subletting my apartment

Dear New York Tenant: I concur with the excellent answer from attorney Addonizio. There is nothing lost by making the inquiry. The chances...