Does approving Alteration Agreement (AA) commit the Coop to provide infrastructure required by the approved plans?

Dear Brooklyn Co-op Owner: I recall in your initial question about the failed approved alteration in your apartment, you inquired whether the...

Can a landlord live in an illegal basement and rent out the two upstair apartments.

Dear Flushing Tenant: As soon as the City records a violation for conversion of a legal two-family dwelling into an illegal three unit building...

Can I legally do something about rats, bed bugs, and cockroaches in my apartment?

Dear Son of a Co-op Owner: Your landlord's excuse for not dealing with the insect infestations you describe could result in the Co-op Board...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Since you say the entry was without a valid reason, your landlord committed a crime (trespass), broke the lease (breached...

Dear Whitestone Litigant You cannot use the terms, admissions, and substance of a negotiated agreement within the existing lawsuit. Settlement...

What options do I have?

Dear Manhattan Tenant Your landlord is taking your tenancy for granted. Your landlord is counting on your decision the expense and hassle of...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant The problem may be having the gas turned on. Once turned off, NYC DOB must approve restoration of gas service, and that...

Dear Manhattan Tenant No. That is not legal. The process server did not need an open door. Only knock, ring the bell, call your name, wait...

How do i go about fixing a co op eviction if I am paid in full?

Dear Jamaica Co-op Owner: There are no eviction notice in NYC so far; that is a notice served by an NYC Marshal when the court allows an...

Hi! Hope You are doing well. My question is Can we Use Gold as a price for Transfer of Property , if yes will it be called Sale

NY State is not one of the States that accepts gold as legal tender https://gsiexchange.com/states-gold-silver-become-legal-tender/ Likely,...