Dear Manhattan Property Owner: If the rented apartment is located in a building with more than three apartments, NYC Pet Law would prevent...

Dear Candace B: You should know that AVVO is not a law office. Attorneys volunteer time responding to questions and at the same time are...

If the rental increase is 5% or greater than the rent you paid during the last lease, your landlord must provide extra notification of a lease...

Dear Manhattan Roommate You did not mention that you have a written agreement. In the absence of a lease and with a total occupancy for less...

Involve the home owners insurance, local zoning and code enforcement and a lawyer. Your neighbor is not allowed to alter the terrain in a manner...

Yes. If sufficiently motivated she will sue for her lost money. Your defense that she is better off than you are financially to live with the loss...

Dear Manhattan Tenant There may have been conditions in the apartment that were violations of the NYC Housing Maintenance Code when inspected...

Dear Lynbrook Tenant: Does your lease guarantee the "...spot is at the top of the driveway..."? If so, your landlord breached the lease, is not...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Try to convince your local city council member to convince a majority of the NYC City Council to amend the local law that...

You are not a qualified tenant as far as ERAP is concerned. A roommate is not defined as a tenant in the controlling statute. The correct legal...