Ask the tenant. Use a written demand for access to the apartment. NY law does not allow the landlord to barge in.

If your mother is a Rent Stabilized tenant, she was entitled to the last offer of the last renewal lease 90-150 days before the lease expires. Did...

Dear Auburn Tenant: Has Code Enforcement issued violations? https://www.cayugacounty.us/726/Bed-Bugs What is the strategy for withholding...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Let's say that four of five attorneys provide a response that confirms your belief that an ESA animal companion is not a...

Dear Millerton Home Owner: You really need a lawyer because you did not know that NY State allows a landlord to end a tenancy with nothing more...

Service is 'complete' ten days after filing proof of service, not when the last act of service is performed. You filed proof of service 21 days...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: NYC has many older buildings remaining exempt from needing a Certificate of Occupancy. Buildings existing before 1939 may...

You are not likely to see a judge because most trial-ready Small Claims matters are presented to a Small Claims Court Arbitrator. Small Claims...

Make a call to Binghamton Code...

Dear Oyster Bay Tenant: You are in a difficult position. If the basement apartment is a legal dwelling, the Certificate of Occupancy includes...