Good morning I don't have gas for 9 month can I take my landlord to court for rent deduction?

Dear Bronx Tenant: Ordinarily, Housing Court does not have power to determine a rent abatement without the landlord initially suing the tenant...

Dear NYCHA Tenant: NYCHA rules and procedures place the burden upon the remaining family member to make an application for a new lease as a...

Am I responsible to pay for a apartment lease I never signed?

No. You are not a party to the lease. In any case, before the landlord even earns a right to sue for breach of lease, the landlord must rent the...

What she can do against me?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The neighbor likely cannot do anything in a lawsuit sense based on the claimed disturbance. The landlord is unlikely to...

What she can do against me?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The neighbor likely cannot do anything in a lawsuit sense based on the claimed disturbance. The landlord is unlikely to...

Can my landlord limit my guest?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Whatever the written terms of the lease are, even if the lease expired control. Not what the landlord says from time to...

Can a landlord evict me for paying my rent on the 20th each month?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: If you did not secure your tenancy with a written lease, your tenancy runs month to month. If your landlord chooses to end...

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: If the basement space is not lawful for use as a residence, you have no proper method to alter the space for use as a...

Can we make our neighbors remove beavers for flood reasons?

Dear Greenville Farmer: You cannot do so on your own; but the State may do so, following the rules and regulations for controlling beaver...

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Your housing rights, that is your right created by NYS law to safe, sanitary, habitable housing accommodations cannot be...