Indoor dining is capped at 25% capacity, may end again if there are new indications of community spread and if the music isn't at an illegal level,...

Can you be evicted in New York during the pandemic?

Dear Lockport Friend of a Tenant: Right now, NY tenants anywhere in the State are still able to resort to the Tenant Safe Harbor Act, even if...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: No attorney will guarantee a result for you even if that attorney previously succeeded in sealing a record of a Housing...

While waiting for a traverse hearing, can a judge order a respondent to deposit money with the court to vacate a default?

Yes. Did the landlord make an oral application or a written motion? HSTPA 2019 eliminated the right to make an oral motion. There is no right to...

My roommate has sexually harassed me & physically assaulted our other roommate. Now he's being aggressive. What are my options?

Your landlord's permission to move out is unnecessary for you to withdraw from a hazardous living situation. Moving out is a personal decision you...

Indoor dining is capped at 25% capacity, may end again if there are new indications of community spread and if the music isn't at an illegal...

Do I have to have a lawyer draw up a contract for a bill of sale for property that is almost worthless.?

By your statement you already transferred the property, do you mean you formally executed a deed, and the required real property transfer forms and...

Should I stop check for second half of broker fee?

Dear Queens Tenant It is illegal to charge a broker fee to a Tenant for the landlord's broker. The broker and landlord had to know. There...

Dear Brooklyn Landlord I believe the owners do not want you to act as an agent. If you do so, your father and brother are the landlords, since...

Is a co op required to inform residents of comments made by one of them to them if their requested to and privacy was waived?

Dear Co-op Shareholder Your co-op like most similar buildings annually at this time of year remind shareholders and tenants to remember that...