Dear Manhattan Property Owner: The practical act would be let the tenant leave, cancel the lease and return the tenant security deposit. The...

Do I have to take landlord to court?

Hello. I cannot say it was a mistake to immediately inform the landlord, but ordinarily, NY law, suggests that the landlord secure an apartment...

Dear Buffalo Residents There is no chance and paying will not give a chance. If you pay and don't have a lease you threw away money....

What process to go with the evict a couple friends I said could stay with me 1 month & 6 months later won't leave?

Dear Vestal Resident If you organize the facts in proper order, your mother is the home owner, you are a tenant if you pay rent to your mother,...

What are reasons a pretrial Motion for discovery might be considered prejudicial to a respondent?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Discovery almost always is prejudicial to the tenant; that has not stopped any Judge from granting discovery since the...

How should we split proceeds from selling two adjacent co-op apartments as one?

Dear Manhattan Coop Owner: I gather you and your neighbor are selling your homes, negotiating a contract and dealing with a Closing without an...

Is a tenant legally allowed to not pay rent for a period of time when the heat was being repaired?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: Why are those two weeks of rent an issue now in August 2019? Do you have access to the log or records maintained...

Is a tenant legally allowed to not pay for days when there was no hot water?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: You need more facts than offered to assist a lawyer in helping you argue that the tenant did not suffer a full loss of...

Dear Richmond County Attorney: The notion of when service is complete is not applicable to service of a predicate notice. The acts of service...

Hello how do you get. Someone off of an apartment lease that's head of household?

If your sister lives in NYCHA housing the usual first step is a visit to the project manager office for a discussion on options relating to moving...