Dear Staten Island Tenant: It appears your landlord is taking advantage of the situation of a tenant without a lease and so adding in burdensome...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: I suggest you reach out to the section 8 office and inform them that the landlord is in breach of the lease in not...

Dear Buffalo Tenant: If you understand the lease correctly, then you have the leverage to negotiate terms you prefer rather than yield to the...

Dear Buffalo Tenant: New York State is so weird there is no statute that definitively sets bright-line tests for when personal property is...

This is not a landlord and tenant matter. I changed the subject to Family.

Dear Albany Home Owner: If the neighbor sues for damage caused by the fallen limb you may be held responsible; you could consider alerting your...

Dear Rochester Home Owner: What does the contract say about the delivery of the property to you in compliance with local law? What did your...

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: You did not state if the house is a Multiple Dwelling, in which event, the tenant is allowed to install a new...

Dear Flushing Tenant I gather you and the tenant do not share the apartment. Your friend's suggestion that you commit fraud seeking an assistance...

Since your mother passed without a Will, she expressed no legal binding directions for division of property. If you and your sister are the only...