There's not much you could do. You live out the prepaid period and then pay normal monthly rent. An illegal sublet is of little concern for the...

Dear Mineola Tenant You should determine if your apartment is protected by Rent Stabilization as Village of Mineola adapted rent regulation for...

Dear Manhattan Purchaser: I gather you and your husband were purchasing the apartment as tenants by the entirety. If so, the subsequent...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: No sublease ever is "legal" in New York without advance written permission of the landlord unless the tenant's lease...

If the service of the process involved a lawsuit in NYC Housing Court the service at 3:45 AM is not valid. NYC Housing Court constrains the notion...

In Rent Stabilized tenancies the landlord must offer the renewal lease on the same terms and conditions provided by the original long form lease....

Your attorney should be the person dealing with the recalcitrant managing agent. Likewise the purchaser's attorney is the lawyer charged with...

Only your landlord knows whether the 15-day clause is enforced. In my experience, I have never encountered a tenant with a lease forfeiture charged...

A New York State landlord is barred by statute from insinuating into the tenant relationship with a Roommate. That means the tenant bringing a new...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The controlling statute requires written notification of intention not to renew the lease.