Dear New City Tenant: A "lock-out" is illegal in NY State. In fact, evicting a tenant by self-help without a court deciding the issue is a...

Dear Levittown Tenant: Keep your landlord out from your rented home. Your lease does not allow for unfettered right to enter. If the rented home...

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Dear Kingston Property Owner But you did not smell gas when you arrived at the house, and no one called Kingston Fire Department. If your...

Dear Jamaica Tenant The "landlord" is the person named in the lease. The landlord often is not a building owner. If your room is located in the...

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Dear Albany Property Owner You have no power or right to move back into the house before a court allows for a legal eviction. If there is...

Dear Manhattan Tenant There is no such thing as deemed renewal on expiration of a lease without special instructions for the tenant stated in...

You go to Kings County Housing Court and initiate a lockout proceeding. When you do so, be extra special about describing your relationship to the...

Dear Brooklyn Resident: You experienced a terrible wrong at the hands of the tenants of the apartment. Their wrongful act may set up a lawsuit...

Dear NYCHA Tenant Practically, it makes no difference if the husband's name is on the lease or not. You cannot on your own volition amend...

Dear Dryden Resident: Your father, is barred by law, from forcing you out (kick you out) from your home. If he does so, he commits the crime of...