How can I keep my dog?

Dear Flushing Tenant: First. Do not panic. Look over the lease. Does the lease contain a "No Pets" clause? If so, does the "note" you received...

If more money was given out to a guest that they were entitled to can you be held accountable?

Do you mean you made a cash register error? Your boss usually has a policy set in advance.

Why in their "urgent" matters has the 'owner' and attorney done everything but send certified mail/return receipt?

Dear Manhattan Tenant I am certain that you will find an attorney to help you. Right now, without looking over the papers you received, looking...

Can a married couple keep their own apartments , until they ready to move to one bigger one ?

No law forces you to move in with each other until you are ready to live together.

Dear Manhattan Tenant Your landlord is obliged to offer the lease renewal at the legal rent even though you owe rent. Your landlord is not...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your attorney will argue that reversion to the legal regulated rent violates HSTPA since the landlord rented the...

My landlord called me and offered me a renewal to then call me two hours later that it was a “mistake”?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: It is unlawful to offer a lease renewal to a Rent Stabilized tenant by telephone. There is a legal...

Dear Brooklyn Share Holder: Your insurance company should have sued the owner of the apartment with the washing machine that floods and damages...

Can I be Arrested for Roommate's Illegal Posessions?

Dear Syracuse Family Member: The guns and drugs alone, right now, may be crimes as defined in the NYS Penal Law, may be felonies as well, and...

Can we sue the state for a drain cover that's slightly protruded from the ground?

You could probably sue NY State; you would need to do so in a special court, as well as serve a Notice of Claim setting out the reason the State is...