Dear Syracuse Resident: The opposing attorney should serve upon your attorney to start the clock running on taking an appeal, Notice of Entry of...

How do I proceed on suing a landlord if he has not returned my deposit within 14 days?

If you are not the tenant and you are not an attorney you cannot file a Small Claims matter on behalf of the tenant. What prevents your father...

Dear Syracuse Resident: The opposing attorney should serve upon your attorney to start the clock running on taking an appeal, Notice of Entry of...

If landlord does not return the security deposit after vacating at end of lease, how much time is there to sue the landlord?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You are at the edge or beyond the expiration of a six-year statute of limitations as "... it 6 years from their denial to...

Office rent abatement during NYC 3-month shutdown?

Dear Manhattan Commercial Tenant You are entitled to your opinion about sharing the loss. Your landlord is looking for information from you...

Can a verbal lease stand in Ny?

Dear Saugerties Property Owner: An "oral" lease for a term of one year of under is legal in New York State...

How many months should a security deposit be on an apartment?

Dear Cambria Heights Tenant Yes. The security deposit is regulated by statute and is limited to not more than one month rent.

Required Notice to tenant with no lease agreement ?

Dear Saugerties Home Owner How did you "serve" eviction on the tenant? Did you prepare the notification on your own? A simple letter (make...

In NYC it is unlawful to block a fire escape window. A landlord is not obliged to provide a legal gate. A tenant may purchase and install an FDNY...

Can a ny landlord take one month in advance from tenant next to first security and a broker fee.

Dear Elmont Property Owner: Do not take more than the first month rent and security. Your tenant is trying to set you up for taking rent in...