Can I have a door knob that already comes with a lock to my bedroom?

The tenant of the apartment has a right to complain about the landlord's trespass into the apartment and changing the doorknob without the tenant's...

Marshal served me with a 72 hours/6 days notice instead of 14 days as the new law requires.

Just following up since nothing said on the weekend could help you if you were not going to Housing Court this morning to secure an Order to Show...

Thet person on the lease passed away and the son is making money off the apartment can i have the case thrown out of housing

Dear Bronx Tenant Please describe the case that is in court. Who is Petitioner? What is the underlying claim? Did you have a lease?

Dear Jamaica Tenant Did you pay the judgment and keep your home because that matters most. You likely are too late to take an appeal since you...

Dear Brooklyn Resident You may avoid a huge blunder in asserting the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction if you decide to do so without...

Can I have an agreement between tenant and occupant?

Practically the name of the agreement is not the point. A person living together with a tenant whether paying rent to the tenant or not, is a...

Can my landlord demand to inspect my boxes before I move out?

No. Of course not. The landlord has no right to make you open your packed boxes. The movers will handle this.

Dear Garden City Homeowner: Mother/daughter, or accessory apartments are not permitted in Garden City Village. "...Garden City Village Not...

Who is liable?

Is the road a Town Road, County or State Road. Usually, highway maintenance is local, that suggests your Town Highway Department if a Town Road or...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You may be a victim of domestic violence. Carrying out a threat to leave you homeless may very well get a domestic...