Dear Syracuse Tenant: Your landlord is the person responsible to supply legal containers for trash and recyclable material See:...

Need to pay for the toilet?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Ordinarily, a landlord is responsible to replace a defective toilet. I doubt the landlord has any legal ground to charge a...

What are my rights as tenant if the landlord come into the apartment without announcing ?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: No one is able to simply solve the problems you have with the awful people who also have a share in the apartment in the...

Dear Brooklyn Resident: Your out of state brother had to report the auto theft to police, right away, and to his insurance.

Can I push the date of my Inquest hearing back?

Dear Brooklyn Defendant When did Kings County Supreme Court schedule the inquest? Is the inquest based on a default judgment? Summary Judgment?...

Dear Manhattan Tenant You and your co-tenants engage an attorney to open up a negotiation with the landlord for a voluntary surrender of the...

What can I do when my landlord will not return my security deposit due to "damages," but are considered to be normal wear/tear?

Dear Plattsburgh Tenant Why wouldn't you seek legal relief when the Small Claims Court in your location in NYS resumes business? You may...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant You may have the material elements of a cause of action for a private nuisance litigation in Kings County Supreme Court....

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: No. There is no legal right to self-help (throw you out) eviction in NY State or anywhere in USA. All evictions are done...

How much money is involved? Are there written agreements? You need to provide an attorney with all the information. Litigation may be the only...