Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The super and his family do not need to move until evicted by a Judge in a lawsuit commenced by the landlord. They will...

Dear Manhattan Commercial Tenant: Perhaps many. You could start with the Hardship Declaration. That would stop the landlord's case until after...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant You slept on legal rights given to tenants who pay rent in cash, your landlord didn't care to carry out her legal...

Dear Somers Tenant Your attorney should answer the question since the ability to charge the seller for unplanned expanse due to default is in...

Dear Manhattan Tenant If the lease imposes liability for replacement of lost keys your landlord may have a claim for your lost set of keys but...

Dear Liverpool Home Owner Have you ever seen your neighbor with an air pistol or rifle? Since you have no personal testimony to offer to support...

In NY a residential lease is "live" when the landlord also signs the lease and gives the tenant the fully signed lease and keys to move in. The...

Dear Buffalo Tenant: You have a defense to any rent claim by the landlord in a civil court or Small Claims Court lawsuit since you say your...

Dear Syracuse One Month Lease Property Owner: A reason your tenants do not want to sign on to an agreement that has the tenant pay both the...

Dear Carmel Tenant: It is not a tenant's right to skip paying the rent with the expectation that the security deposit would cover the rent; the...