Dear Rochester Tenant: There is no statute on this fact pattern. A Judge could decide that you paid what you agreed to pay at the inception of...

Sure. I am certain that a local attorney can articulate causes of action in public nuisance, trespass, and waste (against real property) based on...

Dear Bronx Tenant: The Statewide Illegal Eviction Law is not smart enough to anticipate that a stranger to the tenant and landlord relationship...

New York State law mandates the landlord return the tenant's security deposit within 14 days after the tenant vacates the apartment. I gather that...

Dear Staten Island Tenant Here's the story. No matter what words are used in a lease dealing with the tenant paying for the landlord legal fees...

Diana You don't give out your name and address for AVVO. Who threatened you? Simple answer is that no one ever must move until a court...

Dear Brooklyn Parent: I gather this is the MEPS you referenced: https://www.mepcom.army.mil/Units/Eastern-Sector/2nd-Battalion/New-York/ Your...

A 'new' tenancy could arise every month as long as the tenant accepts the landlord's monthly new rent. The tenancy ends when the tenant balks at...

Dear Bronx Tenant Do you mean that you have a Marshal's 14 Day Eviction Notice with a date for the eviction? You move out before the scheduled...

Dear Real Property Investor Most real estate transactions in New York State follow local practices and rituals. Chemung County is not an...