Your uncle's rent doesn't change with a Roommate moving in. If the Roommate is a family member, then at some future lease renewal the family member...

Whats needed to get a default judgment after no answer in a non-payment of rent petition?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: You must engage a NYC Marshal and request the Marshal obtain what they still call a "final order" [Request for a...

Do i get and idling ticket in NYC with an Honda Accord 2013 model ?

Idling longer than three minutes is prohibited by law in NYC since 1972. A new campaign promoted by the city provides a bounty as a reward for...

How can my daughter get out of her lease if she is not safe in apartment due to roommates doing drugs (heroin, crack)?

If your daughter is the only tenant she could consider hiring an attorney to negotiate a surrender of her tenancy. If the roommates are not tenants...

Can I call CPS on my boyfriend's mother and have her removed?

CPS may consider that your boyfriend should remove himself and his children from his mother's home if the living conditions are not safe.

Can the overtenant owner in NYC charge me for legal fees/late fees which the lease does state?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Are you a tenant of a cooperative unit owner? The term "overtenant" is often used in a sublease, with the tenant...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You need to know if the apartment is Rent Stabilized. You need to inform an attorney how long ago your parents moved out...

Can my landlord put I was evicted if the court said that there would be no eviction on my record?

Dear Syracuse Tenant: What do you mean by there is an eviction on your record? The existence of the actual court proceeding never disappears...

I have I have a rental statement showing that do not owe back rent but the eviction is filed in the court.?

Dear Highland Tenant: Answering the nonpayment petition with a defense the rent claimed owed is paid, the rent claimed owed in the rent demand...

What are my rights and my alternatives?

Dear Flushing Roommate Generally, a Roommate, is not a person with a legal status to secure a succession tenancy in event that the rent...