What can I do about my bed bug case settlement ?

Dear New York Plaintiff: We do not know the value of your settlement, the extent of your injuries, the complexity of the litigation, the...

Can I ask my roommate to stop or limit his pot-smoking in our room?

Dear New York Tenant: It is not legal to rent one room to two persons each with their own rental agreement. Your pot smoking Roommate does not...

Can I b evicted from my Apartment for calling code?

Dear Binghamton Tenant: Your landlord may not appreciate that you called Code Enforcement about the lack of repairs over four years; but you...

Dear Central Islip Tenant: Generally, NY State Housing law does not allow a tenant to maintain an "unrelated" counterclaim as an offset when a...

The company I have been dealing with is not returning phone calls or emails.

Dear Peggy: I wish you good luck with the book. You did not mention that you paid the entire contract price at the inception of the...

Dust mites?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Dust mites exist in all human occupied indoor dwellings and are not caused by a landlord....

Dear Albany Tenant If the home is considered unsafe and there is no way you own could supply hot water there is a risk. But your landlord is...

Dear Clifton Park Home Owner You did not need to take him along with you to your new home. Unless you or your lawyer are able to talk him into...

What are my rights if landlord refused to make repairs and house is now uninhabitable?

Dear Cameron Tenant: You should look at the lease, particularly at the Casualty clause and the Vacate Order. The Vacate Order may mandate you...

Dear Troy Landlord: You answered the question as you asked the question. If as you wrote the tenant gave proper notice to vacate before the...