Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I gather you confirmed the fact that there is no central AC. New York Tenant and Landlord law does not recognize the...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You are at the point where you need a lawyer. Your landlord's conduct is illegal. The wrongful act of refusing to offer a...

My house foundation in Upstate NY is being eroded by a county creek What are my remedies?

Dear Millport Home Owner: Streams, creeks and rivers, in their natural channels will always work toward erosion of land. Builders, developers...

Dear Flushing Tenant: The lease clause is null and void. The State statute controls. You shouldn't need to argue with your landlord. As soon as...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: NYC local law does not mandate a landlord install gates at a window to a fire escape "Legal Gates" must bear the FDNY...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Statutes often override lease terms to the contrary. "<<< 3. Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of a dwelling...

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Dear Manhattan Tenant: Rent Stabilization does not void or render null, a signed lease renewal offer, if the landlord failed to provide a...

Can I break a lease if my landlord and I never signed one?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your statement is a bit confusing. ".... At this time I opted to renew the lease however the landlord and I never...

In New York (not the city of) is there any law precluding someone from carrying a loaded, concealed pellet gun?

In New York State, a pellet gun (bb, pellet) is classified as a firearm, and unlawful to carry concealed and loaded....

Logger paid for trees and topped them but has not come back in four or five years. ?

Dear Wayland Home Owner: If you do not want to harvest the trees for firewood or lumber, connect with a local lumber yard, saw mill or the like,...