Can my landlord mistakenly put my apartment under my ex-girlfriend's name instead of mine and harass her to pay up?

Dear Kingston Tenant: Sure. You could use all the landlord's wrongful acts as a defense in any lawsuit in an eviction proceeding based on...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The "punitive" damages are built into the statute: (g) Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision...

Can a landlord cut a thread I tied to the floor of a deck (passed in between the wood) to hold firm the BBQ oven?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: Generally, most leases prohibit attaching or fastening a tenant's personal property to any portion of the landlord's...

Would I have recourse for a signed broken contract?

Dear Greenville Resident: The point of a contract is the words used to spell out the agreement. Any questions require reading the contract to...

Dear Livonia Homeowner: What if your chosen company overcharged you double a fair market price to remove 7000 square feet of topsoil...

Dear Manhattan Plaintiff: And the reason why attorneys plead the Wherefore clause in this manner And on the first cause of Action Judgment in...

Dear Manhattan Roommate: If you are a Respondent in a Holdover Summary Proceeding, and the ground for the Holdover is a stated fact that...

Dear Kingston Plaintiff: CPLR 308 (2) is a two step process. The mail is the second part. Attorneys avoid service questions as best as they are...

Dear Fifth Avenue Co-op Shareholders: Unless the Super is also the Cooperative Board of Directors and the Managing Agent, the Super is not in...

Dear Staten Island Tenant: I see you posted the question again without explaining what you mean by the landlord gave you an eviction notice. I...