Dear Manhattan Tenant How about this? You don't move out. No landlord in New York State has power to compel a tenant give up a home without...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The Primary Point Person for a complaint about the noisy neighbor is the landlord. Even if the landlord missed the...

No law written by the NYS Legislature compels an adult child to house a ninety year old homeless, helpless, hopeless parent.

My son’s mother’s boyfriend gave my 9 year old court papers to serve me, is this legal?

A person must be at least 18 years of age to serve process in New York State. Since you did not take the black bag you cannot swear court papers...

Dear Binghamton Tenant: Generally, local code violations for a garage do not invoke habitability issues. A landlord's decision to end a tenancy...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Generally, only a presentation of money makes a tenant, a roommate or a subtenant move before Judgment Day comes to pass...

Dear Patchogue Tenant: A landlord's failure to abate the nuisance of black mold could be interpreted as a full breach of the lease and and allow...

How do I interpret this part of my lease?

Dear White Plains Tenant: Strangely, you have a better understanding of this lease clause than any attorney on the outside looking in without...

Dear Tonawanda Property Owner: You are the property owner and the landlord. You go to an attorney and prepare the proper tenancy termination...

Dear Yonkers Homeowner: No One may simply "add" a name to a deed. That would require a new deed and you would need to be the one person to do so...