Dear Staten Island Tenant: If you believe your tenant won't voluntarily move out if nicely asked to do so, then hire a lawyer. There are too...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant It's difficult to be able to help you with your building without knowing more about your Tenant. Is this a continuing...

Dear Manhattan Tenant There is no general expectation. Every case is different, as you note. How did it happen that you became so far from...

Dear Bronx Tenant You could get lucky even if the same judge is presented with the order to show cause. No one is going to tell you not to give...

Dear Manhattan Tenant You are correct. A Holdover Petition is the antithesis of a Petition based on a current agreement to pay rent. You...

Dear NYCHA Tenant If "this lady" is a person who you allowed to live with you in the apartment and did so without permission from the manager...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant Your situation is far too complex for a rote response. You need to look up the records of property tax with the...

Under the plain text of VTL § 306(b), the inspection requirement applies to New York-registered vehicles. Vehicles registered in another state (New...

Yes. Disconnect utilities with the objective of coercing the subtenant to move out, or as you describe a self-help eviction is a crime. You could...

Yes. You cannot be locked out from the building because you were not given one of the two keys required to open the two doors to enter the common...