Dear White Plains Defendant The rules are neither party is entitled to declare a version of the transcript is the record of the trial. It...

Private home lease up August 2020?

Dear Brooklyn Homeowner: The question may as well read at the end of the lease if the tenant does not move, could we "kick" them out? I do not...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner The tenant is entitled to advance notification of the landlord decision to not extend and or offer a renewal...

Dear Yonkers Tenant I gather the lease provides that gas and electric utilities are services included with the rent in addition to cold water and...

My landlord just asked for rent almost a week early, what do I do?

Date the checks for April 5, 2020. That will do. Your landlord is NOT entitled to rent ahead of the rent due date, and there is a technical grace...

The idea is keeping a real name and location secret or private. A first name gives away nothing. A last name might do so if unique. Even if the...

Dear Saugerties Property Owner: The "certified mail only" letter informing that rent is five days late beyond the rent due date, is only for a...

I have a legal subtenant who is not paying and renting to others. What can I do?

If your subtenant remained in the apartment with the new couple, those persons are Roommates, and you have no right to interfere. If the subtenant...

Eviction letter to tenant?

Dear Albany Property Owner If you personally performed the act of service your recording is evidence that the tenant could secure before a...

Can I ask for rent reduction?

Dear Manhattan Tenant Unless the apartment is Rent Stabilized, there is no standard for calculation of your apartment rent. In unregulated...