Does the Statute of limitations on back rent owed still applies if tenant continues to live in the apartment?

Dear trying to work out a payment plan? You need to visit an attorney with your record of rent payments stretching back over the past ten years....

I just found out, by having an eviction filed against me that my 3rd floor NYC apartment Is illegal. Can I file suit?

Dear I need`to know? New York does not have a specific law that provides a tenant in an illegal apartment with any entitlement to recover...

I found out my basement is illegal with a note of Do Not Enter on my door from DOB . How long do I have to move my things out ?

Dear how long? The DOB vacate order should provide information to you about removing your possessions from your home. If the DOB notice is a...

How do i know if i am renting legally?Can i start any legal action to my landlord?

Dear I am renting on a month to month basis? As a practical matter the landlord could legally end the month to month tenancy with a properly ...

What should I do to get released my land registration paper from sub-register office.

Dear will it be sufficient to go to court? You need either a local attorney to assist or a New York attorney with an international practice with...

Do I Need a an attorney?

Dear David: The general notion is that a tenant is the person named in the lease and so is the only person bound by contract with the landlord...

Dear can I do anything? No rule or law would prevent you from starting a Small Claims Court case, but to succeed, you must concisely articulate...

Dear is this constructive eviction? The described condition is a breach of the warranty of habitability. You may need an attorney to protect...

I keep being harassed by a tenant below me , what are my rights ? What can I do to stop this ?

Dear this is insane and unfair? You may have legal rights to force the landlord to correct the objectionable and or nuisance behavior of the...

I rent basement apartment in a private house with no lease. I live there with my wife and nine yr old daughter.

Dear i rent basement apartment with no lease? I suggest that when the face to face approach does not net a change in behavior to provide a...