Dear Albany Tenant Generally, NYS Housing Law does not empower landlords to force automatic lease renewal terms. Your lease likely expired by...

Can I terminate a sublet agreement if the apartment condition isn’t what I expected?

Your description is the apartment is not habitable, that is a legal standard. "Isn't what I expected", is not a legal standard. If the decrepit...

Hello, I give landlord 10 days notice and moved out. Can I get my 2 weeks rent money back with deposit check?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The statement "Ba" did not provide sufficient information to give an idea about your situation. Generally, a tenant is...

Dear Jamaica Home Owner: I would say find an attorney to respond to your neighbor's (bad blood and all) attorney. Inform your home owner...

How would I best secure compensation for damage to my coop from a renovation above and compel the board to act?

Dear Brooklyn Shareholder: You do not have a claim against the co-op board in Small Claims Court. The Board MUST have required a bond from the...

You are responsible for pruning trees with trunks on your property. Your neighbor is free after notice to you to prune branches that cross the...

Most likely your divorcee attorney would have the best guidance. Three paths come to mind. Go back to the divorce court to enforce the order....

I had an attorney who said that a simple 3-day pay-or-quit for a rental was necessary for a non-payment eviction.

Buffalo Property Owner NYS housing law amended the Rent Demand statute in June 2019 to replace the oral demand and written three day demand to...

Can I be sued for leaving a verbal agreed sublease that continued after the written sublease expired?

Dear Brooklyn Roommate Anyone could be sued, and this seems to be a bluff. You already paid too much. There is no legal requirement for a sixty...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant Housing Court provides a special lawsuit for person's locked out from their homes. Look up nyc housing court illegal...