If a realtor rent you a basement apartment and they live on top of you and they are making banging noise over your head what ?

Dear Hollis Tenant Find out if the basement apartment is legal to use as a residence. If not, move If a legal dwelling, go to Housing Court...

Can I evict a tenant from an illegal basement fro not paying rent?

Probably. Why bother to do so when you could terminate the tenancy and secure an eviction with a successful prosecution of a summary holdover...

Do cops have to poor who was driving in a single car crash

The police could track down your friend if you provide his name. Does it really make a difference? If you were arrested, your lawyer knows how to...

CPLR 3211 is useful for the purpose of acceleration of a judgment dismissing a petition in a summary holdover proceeding before making an Answer,...

Can we use landlord for fraud?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The Rent Regulated tenants (Rent Control and Rent Stabilization) may each file an application for reduction in rent due...

A holdover tenant that I have an eviction court going with him, I found out that he steel my paycheck and cash It

Dear Manhattan Property Owner Your lawyer is in the best position to steer your existing holdover proceeding to a swift trial based on the...

What can I do to keep an apartment even though I’m not on the lease but was paying the head of household

Dear LIC Tenant Is your mother's apartment managed by NYCHA? If you are a legal occupant in a NYCHA apartment and related to the tenant of...

Can I sue my room mate for breaking the lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant The automatic renewal clause of the lease you made with your Roommates is not effective unless you also provided the...

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Dear Buffalo Property Owner The lease likely is binding upon the owner and voidable by the minor unless also guaranteed by an adult....

Can i pay my rent in court ?

There is no mechanism for a tenant to deposit rent directly into court without a court order and existing lawsuit. Your landlord has no legal...