Dear Great Neck Resident: A tenant ordinarily is not entitled to change the lock provided by the landlord. Even had your mother provided...

Of course, that is a crime. Police are the only agency with discretionary power to arrest. Get in touch with the court that issued the restraining...

Dear Rochester Tenant: If the question ended with the caption, I suspect most people, even most attorneys, would tend to agree that is not a...

Why not ask the USPS after reviewing this handy document, incidentally pointing out Pepper Spray as a Class 6 prohibited domestic hazardous...

I am already in tenant court with my landlord, he is now blaring the base on his tv speakers so loud that it is making the walls

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: There is no way to respond to the "what if" portion of your question. Right now, law enforcement is stretched thin. Police...

Dear Jamaica Tenant: A landlord is barred from raising rent stated in a lease based on the tenant having an additional occupant, and family...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If you were not aware, the court system statewide shut down for all manners of legal process deemed not essential. A libel...

The owner cannot legally throw you out, police will not perform an eviction. If evicted by the owner without a court order the owner commits a...

Can you still get a domestic partnership if your husband kicked you out ?

A domestic partnership is beyond the reach of a person who is still married....

Dear Oneonta Tenant: Your landlord cannot raise the rent when your tenancy is month to month or when renewing a lease by more than 5% without...