What are my rights as the sole person on the official lease?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If your Roommate has an agreement longer than one month, it is not likely based only on the limited information you...

How long will I have to move if a judge orders this an illegal apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The landlord's appearance at the ECB hearing/conference does not produce an order for your eviction. The violation...

I was overcharged at a cafe. I refused to pay the extra money and I was thrown out and not allowed to purchase my food.

Dear Bronx Resident File a complaint against the business with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.

How can I claim that I wasn't served right? and how would I tell this to the judge ?

Dear Manhattan Defendant Generally an affirmative defense based on improper service of a summons is stated within the verified answer to the...

Dear Manhattan Tenant Nothing happens. The receipt is valid evidence that you paid rent. Since your landlord is the only person who may claim...

Can I stay in an apartment I've been living at after the person on the lease moves out?

If the apartment is Rent Stabilized you likely have tenancy succession rights. Look up nyc rent stabilized tenancy succession rights.

Is it safe to give a copy of ID, social security and tax return to a landlord and his accountant before leasing a house?

This is not safe. Go rent from another landlord.

If I am venting in my home or saying something to myself, is it true someone is not allowed to wiretap my home and use something

Surveillance by Law Enforcement arising from a warrant is legal. So your venting if probative of a criminal intent, may be recorded.

How are u ? after I replied to the summons how long four think it will take before they set a court date ?

Dear Central Islip Resident: Four years ago, and you did not seek a judgment dismissing the complaint because the statute of limitations ran out...

Can I have a guess stay with me indefinitely while renting a room?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: Even a tenant renting a room in NYC/NYS is entitled to a Roommate, and the landlord cannot take away that right, unless the...