Can my landlord evict me?

Dear Rochester Tenant: New York State law makes illegal the act of a landlord discriminating in rental housing because a tenant has children....

Can my father live with us in a 1-bedroom Brooklyn apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You will need a ruler and a calculator, for this is "the law": a. No dwelling unit shall be occupied by a greater...

I have a holdover tenant who is unable to be evicted due to the COVID moratorium in NYC? Can the board assess me for the tenant?

Dear Manhattan Shareholder: I am uncertain you have no means to comply. Did you offer money to the tenant to move out? You may wait for a court...

I am a mental health patient living with a family member can I sue landlord or tenant for causing mental stress with constant no

Dear Bronx Occupant: If your "legal" status is "Occupant"/"Roommate" you and the landlord do not have a legal relationship. The landlord owes no...

I pay the taxes and bills where I live but the home is not in my name can I be kicked out?

Do you mean kicked out as in no court determination of an eviction? No. That is not legal anywhere in NYS or anywhere else in the USA.

What constitutes living somewhere?

Dear Albany Tenant The HSTPA of 2019, eliminated the right of a landlord to terminate a month to month tenancy when the residence is not...

I currently live in a one bedroom apartment with my husband and now a baby. Can my landlord evict me ?

Dear Rochester Tenant Congratulations on the Baby. NYS housing law prohibits a Landlord discrimination against a tenant with children and...

What defines, legally, that a tenant is month to month?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: What difference does that make to you if the only real-world issue is what happens with a tenant with a one-month lease...

Can I a refund from the person that I bought the car from if he does not want to give it to me? Do I have to go to court?

Why did you go through with the sale? How would a Bill of Sale from a Seller intent on swindling you help register a vehicle that may never pass...

DMV Form MV 104 and inform your insurance company.