Do I have to pay rent!

Dear Hilton Tenant A garage converted into an apartment without a new Certificate of Occupancy is unlawful to rent. Your landlord was obliged...

Dear Lockport Tenant Your landlord should repair the shower and the plumbing problems that resulted in stopping its use. There's no "law"...

Can a landlord claim they are not responsible for any appliance repairs?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: A landlord is responsible for all repairs, normal or otherwise, to any portion of the physical apartment as well as to...

This is the controlling part of the statute: § 8-905 Limitations. a. A civil action under this chapter must be commenced within seven ...

Dear Groton Tenant: Your landlord cannot write an eviction notice. Your landlord may choose to terminate your monthly tenancy if you do not have...

Dear Monsey Tenant The origin of government and legislative interest in residential dwellings, was the power to assure that any rental tenant,...

Dear Forest Hills Tenant: No landlord anywhere in NYS may commingle a tenant security deposit with personal funds. The signiificant difference...

Dear Wappingers Falls Condo Owner: Notify your insurance company right away, since it is less expensive to stop a leak than it is to repair a...

I owe 5 months worth of rent? Am I reliable if I had roaches since day one

Dear Watertown Tenant: That's terrible; awful and clearly hazardous to life health and safety. I gather your own self-help roach traps and...

Can you go outside to get your belongings if you move to New York State from a COVID-19 restricted state?

Quarantine does not mean that you may leave the apartment.