New York civil statue question?

Dear Litigant: What do you mean by valid statute? Do you mean current? If so, did you locate the statute online?...

Dear Long Island City Tenant: The plain text of the statute is thirty days ["...A tenant shall include an occupant of one or more rooms in a...

My ex moved out of our apt. When can I legally change the locks?

Dear Syracuse Tenant If you were a client with an ex as you described, I'd request that the landlord provide a replacement cylinder for the...

Can I hire an exterminator and charge the coop management?

You could do so, but do not expect the Board will approve payment. A better approach is inform the Board in advance. You may discover the co-op...

Will I be evicted?

Dear Doctor You could try to last as long as it takes for the landlord to secure a legal eviction from the Housing Court. Right now the court...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The standard T-186 contains a No Pet clause at lease paragraph 20 (5). That means, without the lease stating entitlement...

If you are the property owner you must reach out to the DHCR on your own and offer the explanation of COVID 19 as the excuse for not completing the...

Can she remove me like this?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You will need to show a lawyer all those papers. There is no known legal procedure where one co-tenant may secure an...

60 days notice?

Dear Hauppauge Tenant: I gather the lease clause contained an automatic renewal if you did not inform the landlord you were moving out 60 days...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you sign the lease as Tenant along with your mother, and if your are named as a Tenant in the lease, you are a tenant....