Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your neighbor in your Rent Stabilized building made a record of sounds heard in the neighbor's apartment. The recording...

Can I be notified of a civil suit by a third party via phone?

The likelihood of scam is high--known markers are lawsuit alert by phone, subpoena at work, no known contacts with the company. See:...

What is the situation if I refuse the increase in the rent ?

If the lease contains a term that there is no allowed rent increase for the successive lease renewal period, the landlord is bound by that term of...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your neighbor recorded a sound heard in the neighbor's apartment. The recording is as lawful as recording the sound of...

What are my legal rights as a tenant being evicted? How long do I have before I have to leave the premises

Dear Mastic Beach Tenant: You may decide to leave at any time; but you will be evicted only if you delay until the Sheriff executes the eviction...

Can't afford to pay for damages

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Where is the lawsuit? What is the damage claim about? A tenant may be evicted even from an apartment protected by Rent...

Dear Manhattan Tenant If the City inspect your apartment and report violations of the Housing Maintenance Code for the windows, the landlord must...

Can I sue landlord for late fee arrears that are not valid in NYC? Landlord won't correct the arrears after demand.

Dear Manhattan Tenant: There is no procedure in Housing Court for a tenant lawsuit against a landlord to declare late fees on a tenant account...

?need to evict a person not on the lease from my apartment

Dear Gary: You let in this horrible person. State law grants protection even to horrible people admitted into a home with permission of the...

Can my Landlord remove me from the house within 30 days just because she is selling the house?

If your lease is over, and your tenancy is month to month, and your combined time of living in the house is more than two years, the landlord must...