Flood on 4th floor from broken pipe in my walk-up has flooded my 3rd fl. apt. I have no rental insurance .

Dear Tenant: You may need to review your lease, but a lease provision seeking to immunize a landlord from liability for a personal injury or for...

A licensed real estate broker who procured a lease and the owner is withholding payment because he now disagrees with the terms

Dear Broker: You have made your case in the AVVO forum, but you still must succeed in the real world. Lawyers are often pragmatic about...

How can I rename a local law in NYC ? I'd like to propose a name change of a local law to the name of a deceased person.

Dear Asker: The process usually begins with a member of the New York City Counsil and so, you should contact your City Council Member. You...

Lease will be over on May... Can my roommate stay even if we decided not to renew the lease and move out?

Dear Tenant: I am sorry to learn of your desperate circumstance, and that you have not done anything about this as you have experienced...

Notice of Claim - HUD - Removal to Federal Court after notice of eviction with a TRO by Order to Show Cause

Dear Tenant: There are alternative litigation strategies than waiting to be sued for nonpayment of rent when the underlying issue is the...

I LIVE IN A MOBLIE HOME PARK. I OWN MY HOME AND RENT THE LAND.CAN THE LAND OWNER TELL ME I CAN NOT HAVE A PET INSIDE MY HOME?

Dear Home Owner: A landlord in New York State is not prohibited from providing for a no pet policy in the lease. If the lease you signed does...

Dear Tenant: You have a lease. You signed the lease. The point of the initialing is to avoid your type of issue. But the law only requires that...

Can my landlord enter my apartment without any notification to collect rent I owe?

Dear Tenant: No. It is not legal to break into your apartment to intimidate you into paying rent to a rent collector. A landlord is within her...

Dear Tenant: NYC recently began to get tough on temporary walls, even though true temporary walls were never legal. True temporary walls require...

Dear Landlord: There is no need to panic, as events seem to indicate that your tenant may not survive the hospital. I take it that your tenant...