Dear Manhattan Tenant: No. There is no law barring misleading advertising, puffery, or exaggeration in promoting rental properties. It is left...

Your children will need vaccinations for school. I do not believe there is a way around that, considering all the infectious diseases percolating...

Dear Seaford Home Renter: Is the house located in the Oyster Bay or Hempstead part of Seaford? What water company provides the water utility?...

Hello. We do not know anything about the underlying litigation, if you had an attorney. Did you discover during collection efforts that the...

Dear Manhattan Tenant When? With a lawyer, not before you are ready. Explain the "letter". Did the letter state that it was a notice of non...

Dear Pan Yan Parent: I see you are not concerned about your inheritance as a surviving spouse. You were entitled to at least $50,000.00 off the...

Dear Bronx Tenant: Your $4500.00 initial payment which included one more month than the initial month and the security deposit was taken from...

Have an attorney document your landlord's refusal to accept your proper tender of rent. You will have a defense in a nonpayment proceeding. See...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: There is no statutory definition for "unreasonable" as the word is employed in NYS Real Property Law 226-B. Instead, the...

The Housing Code violations you knew your mother suffered all these years do not create a defense to an eviction for a tenant living month to month...