Tenant want to use one of the 2 months security as his second month rent of the lease. Lease just started

Dear Landlord: Your instinct to take a double security deposit for this tenant makes sense as you already know that within the first month of...

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Can I sue an ex landlord

Dear Tenant: Although New York abandoned the rule long held in this State that held the landlord blameless (in contract law) in renting an...

What I have to do ? Can I ask appeal? I had final judgment:To vacate apartment and pay rent for last 6 month.

Dear Tenant: If the judgment for unpaid rent came by an agreement (a stipulation of settlement) you do not have a viable appeal because the...

Can an evicted tenant only claim some of their possessions?

Dear Landlord: Allow the tenant to recover the left behind personal property. If possible, invoice the items and prepare a receipt. Provide for...

Dear Tenant: Unless you plan to hire an attorney, waiting for the landlord to sue you for not paying rent runs the risk of eviction and does not...

Getting back a security deposit after a release has been signed

Dear Tenant: A release is usually the final word. Whatever occurred between you and your landlord before the release is out of reach. An oral...

Is a renter allowed to require pet deposit after lease is signed although it was not said in lease papers?

Dear Tenant: A lease for a fixed term states the exact rent due for the entire period of the lease and ordinarily allows for the fixed rent paid...

Can my Landlord/Leasing company's managing CFO/Employee release payment information to a friend?

Dear Tenant: If they did so and it is improper are you damaged? If you are, and you have significant damages that you may prove, you will find a...

Dear hopeful tenant: If you submitted false information you went beyond an attempt. If the landlord does due diligence this may be discovered. A...

I as a landlord, i have started a nonpayment for over a year ago, with someone who never even showed up to court...

Dear Landlord: If you have an attorney you must demand your attorney inform you. Ordinarily a default judgment is allowed ten days after...