Dear Platekill Tenant: Did you hear about the eviction moratorium during the pandemic? The local NY State moratorium is over but the CDC has a...

NY State Law requires the home improvement contract is enforceable if written. You do not have a written contract. Your offer to pay the contractor...

The easiest approach is calling 311 to lodge a complaint about the illegal conversion and illegal apartment. NYC DOB should investigate. When your...

The practical result is the landlord will consume the security deposit to cover the lost rent and face a decision regarding the value of suing you...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You did not state what was within the nature of the relief you requested in the Order to Show Cause. Ordinarily, an Order...

Dear Rochester Tenant: NY State created a "legal" framework that gave tenants a right to sublet an apartment, but it seems you and your landlord...

Did you miss an in-person courthouse conference or an online Virtual Conference? If you missed the virtual conference, send an email to the same...

If your daughter is not an adult you have free reign. If she is an adult, and that seems to be the situation, you are pretty much stuck unless the...

Dear Schenectady Tenant Your landlord is acting in conflict with a NYS statute that allowed any tenant the right to share a home with a...

Dear Brooklyn Co-op Owner Without a properly served written 14 Day Notice to Pay Rent and a Real Property Law Section 235-E (d) certified...