Dear Manhattan Roommate: "Worth it" is a point of view that is personal to you. Flip the question. Is it worth the time and hassle by the tenant...

Can I get my security deposit as well as 1st months rent back ?

Dear Huntington Station Tenant: If your landlord does not return the security deposit and advance rent paid, you may sue in Small Claims Court....

Can my landlord remove appliances for being late intent ?

Dear Arcade Tenant: No. Removing appliances to force you out from your home rather than doing the proper action, that is, going to court-- is...

Is it legal for someone to post my pic on any social media because I owe them money?

Dear Ronkonkoma Judgment Debtor: It is not a question whether your friend who wants you to pay can do what he did--since he did post and named...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A "recommendation" letter is not notarized. The "oath" involved with a notarization of a written statement converts a...

Without thorough research I would tend to say that NY State Penal Law, covers the circumstance you imagine you may be able to accomplish by asking...

When I rent due if I moved in on July 1st ?

Dear Jamaica Tenant I just answered your landlord's version of the same question. He wanted to know when was the next time to pay rent. You...

If I moved in on July 1 st , when is my next rent due August or September?

Dear Jamaica Property Owner I gather you do not have a written lease and you do not know the terms of the oral rental agreement. Without...

Are rent increases in rent stabilized apartments with a preferential rent based on the 'legal' rent or the preferential rent?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The rent increase is the rent guideline board percent increase applied to the preferential rent. Math errors abound with...

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: I gather Small Claims Court passed along the need for service to you because the summons sent by the Small Claims...