No. New York Housing Law does not allow for both a nonpayment case and holdover proceeding at the same time. A holdover proceeding requires...

Dear Tenant Were you living in a Mitchell-Lama apartment? If so and if you performed any alterations in the apartment such as a new kitchen...

Dear Manhattan Tenant It's certainly possible for a Holdover Summary Proceeding to appear on a court calendar without timely service of the...

The price of not working with an attorney. You were bamboozled, the same as when someone says I have money for you but you must give money to me...

No. The mortgage does not alter the deed or ownership. Only another deed could do so and your co-owner has to participate. You could buy out her...

Dear Prospective Manhattan Tenant There are too many redflags to even suggest that you go forward with renting the apartment. The creation...

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner You have access to the Certificate of Occupancy so you should know whether the basement is not illegal for residential...

To be clear, the lease does not state you could set up your own washer and dryer in the basement portion of the duplex. If it is in fact in the...

You bundled a number of complex problems with your home rental. Discrimination in Housing based on race is illegal in NYS. You may commence a...

The landlord is unlikely to do so without replacement money for the rent and security. I gather your co-tenant is not inclined to pay you directly...