In NYC, can a landlord prevent you from vacating an apartment against your will if you are behind on rent?

Dear Manhattan Tenant Your landlord cannot extort a sum of money, a binding contract by coercion and imprisonment against your will. You could...

Do you get a 14 day extension in nys on eviction if you are disputing the amount owed.

Dear Albany Tenant: You answer the petition with your defenses. You get a court date. See:...

How can i move into my uncles apartment as a roommate?

Dear Manhattan Nephew: The lease does not say anything "about occupancy restrictions" because a State statute controls all residential leases,...

Can I rent a one bedroom if I have a wife and 2 girl children?

Dear Bronx Tenant At a certain age the children must have their own room. Right now, two adults cannot share the apartment with two children...

What should I do fight or just pay?

Fight or just pay, what? A ticket? A property damage claim for the trees? Your insurance would cover the damages if police did not ticket for...

Can I end a sublease early if my roommate no longer stays in the apt and has non-paying guests stay instead, that I find unsafe?

Dear Manhattan Subtenant If you pay rent to the person who has the lease for the apartment with the landlord then, notwithstanding the...

Dear Manhattan Tenant Show the judgment to an attorney. An abatement is an offset or reduction of rent due that was withheld. A judgment is...

Can I respond to opposed's motion?

Dear Manhattan Litigant If time to oppose the motion for summary judgment hasn't run out, and you remain represented by counsel, you are...

Can I sue my lawyer for malpractice in NY if he moved to ohio, and how long do I have? Ohio is one year, this case is in NY ,

Based only on the information provided by your statement without benefit of the written records, court proceedings and judgment there appears...

Where can I find a firm in N.Y.S. that will sue the bank & the attorneys committed 6 Major frauds and foreclosed on my home

Prepare a full report with copies of your exhibits and concise cover letter and deliver to the NYS Attorney General. I am not your attorney, so you...