Dear Manhattan Tenant: The landlord has no interest in your Roommate's pets. If the landlord objected to a breach of the lease No Pet clause, a...

Can I break a 2yr lease after 1 year? Is there any legal protection/cap on penalty?

Residential tenants are "saved" by a new statewide statute that shifts the entire burden over to the landlord to promptly rent again the dwelling...

Ceilind damage for filing small claim ?

Dear Elmhurst Tenant: Take photographs and make certain your daughter is examined by her doctor and her conditioned monitored. Telephone the...

Reading a legal document is not akin to reading a book or kindle. Content counts. The denser the material, the more time to get into what some...

Dear Manhattan Home Owner: The written lease controls. Period. If you and the tenant executed one of the widely used standard form for a lease...

What can I propose to landlord to only have me sign the lease with my girlfriend as occupant? (In Westchester Cty)

Wow. You and your landlord do not know a tenant with a residential lease, is entitled, as a matter of law, to a live-in Roommate, and does not...

Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a good example demonstrating that unchallenged claims of bad behavior in college surface at the...

Can a landlord charge for carpet cleaning?

Dear Elmira Tenant: When do you want to litigate this issue with the landlord? After you signed a lease with this clause, and based on a...

Dear New Hartford Home Owner: A live tree may even straddle the property line. Simply because branches overhang your property or driveway does...

Dear Bayport Reseller: I am unsure about your business practice. A retailer who sells to the public already entered the commerce stream...