Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The lease ends on August 30, 2020, another mistake since the last day for each August is August 31. If you know that the...

What is doable with my situation that I described below?

Dear Sam Artman: AVVO is not a law firm. Lawyers reading or responding to your question are bound by the terms of the Community rules for...

Do I pay my parents an extra $1,000/mo. in rent -and- what protections if any do I have under the law? Do I need an attorney?

Dear Haverstraw Tenant Do your parents intend to make your sibling homeless if you reject their terms? Does the sibling contribute to paying...

If you are a tenant your lease prevents any alteration to the rented apartment without express written permission from the owner. If you are...

If you are married and leave the marital residence for more than 30 days, do you then lose your tenancy rights?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: No. A tenant of a Rent Stabilized apartment does not lose tenancy rights based only on an absence from the apartment...

Landlord creating issues during pandemic? Coop allowed to make up sanitizing fee of $500 to move out during pandemic?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The penalty charged for "sanitizing" obviously is a fraudulent charge. Did you recover the entire tenant security...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Video surveillance is legal in public areas of the building and your consent is not required. Recording conversation...

Dear Lockport Driver: It depends on the reason you are pulled over and the violation cited. Many drivers are cited for child restraint...

Dear New Rochelle Co-op Purchaser: Your attorney is negotiating the contract with the seller. Request your attorney seek to add your wife as an...

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Dear Manhattan Property Owner: Your rights are controlled by the lease you made with the tenant. I gather you already entered the apartment,...