Dear Brooklyn Tenant: NYC Housing Court has a special proceeding for an illegal lockout....

How to pay eviction judgement once apartment complex been sold couple times?

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: What event prompted you to decide to pay off the judgment? Clearly, no one, no entity resorted to typical judgment...

If a landlord amends my lease contract after I've signed it (and I do not initial the amendment), is this amendment binding?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If your lease contains a standard clause regarding changes to the lease, then the lease terms cannot be unilaterally...

New eviction moratorium ?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you believe the pandemic has caused a hardship and you expect your landlord to make demand for rent or otherwise...

Dear Norwich Resident: What other services beside plowing do you overhear on the scanner? If you listen to police frequencies you may have an...

How can I escape liability or decrease it in a case of "holdover tenant" on the lease where I was a guarantor?

Dear Elizabeth's Father: Did Elizabeth's lease expire on January 31, 2021? If so, allowing another person to occupy the apartment triggered the...

Can I terminate the lease of my apartment before the end of the lease contract?

Dear Long Island City Tenant: Lawyers are shy about expressing a point of view about a legal document sight unseen. One sentence alone does not...

You report the crime to police. You report the attack on your vehicle to your insurance. Police may inquire if you have an idea who carried out the...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Yes. Your landlord should be able to line up a tenant to take over your apartment nearly as soon as you move out...

Flip-flopping on lease format when I decided to backup, do I have a good case, I have emails/photos, is the lease still valid?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: What did you do with the keys? Delivery of keys often is equivalent to conveying legal possession to the tenant....