Can we take legal action against the management corporation of our building for breach of the settlement agreement?

Dear Jamaica tenant: That was a notice of eviction on your door, not the warrant of eviction. The Court Clerks issues the warrant of eviction to...

I've been living in my apartment for 5 months and now my landlord is asking me to get rid of my dog. What should i do?

Dear Long Island City Tenant: You will need to hire an attorney. Although your lease may contain a "no pet" provision, the landlord loses the...

Landlord "doesn't want to spend the money" on my leaking roof.

Dear Fort Wayne Tenant: I am an attorney licensed in New York. I do not practice law in Indiana. Indiana Landlord and Tenant law provides...

Termite eating me ,my girlfriend and two kids but its my landlords lot and he cut there nesting tree they went into mobile home

Dear Deposit Tenant: You will need a super special personal injury attorney with the ability to prove that termites bite people although common...

I'm a landlord with a oral month to month tenancy on an apt. in my home.in the last few months my tenant is paying the rent late

Dear Landlord: And if you could, then you are making a new agreement, and it will still be unwritten, and so, you could never prove the new...

If in a signed lease there's is no mention of paying water and sewage can the landlords make you pay?

Dear Cortland Home Renter: I agree with the two other attorneys about engaging an attorney, as you will clearly have a need to protect your...

Dear Roommate with a dog: Your rights to continue to occupy the apartment flow through the tenant. The landlord does not have a legal...

I am currently renting a month illegal basement apt, and received a email to vacate in 30 days. What options do I have.

Dear Bethpage Tenant: In New York, an email notice to terminate tenancy may not be proper, and so, if the landlord does not follow up with a...

Dear Flushing Tenant: New York state's law relating to the warranty of habitability imposes upon the landlord the responsibility for maintaining...

Tenant rights

Dear New York tenant: If the violation is recorded and the landlord has not taken proper steps to eradication of the infestation, then already...