Do I have to renew a lease with my tenant I when it expires ?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Two items within your knowledge that are not shared are the terms of the lease and the rent regulation status of...

How can I make sure I can keep this property

Dear Son of Parents who Own a Brooklyn Co-op Likely the ownership is resolved by the parents' divorce. A married couple in NY State who own a...

Dear Manhattan Co-op Owner: Try to explain to the cooperative corporation what you wish done. Ordinarily, ownership is evidenced by the share...

My landlord is withholding my security deposit in part for repairs, is he allowed?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Under the "old law" still in effect, a NY landlord was not bound to do any itemization of deductions from the security...

Want to add adult son to lease before I pass?

Rent Stabilized tenancy succession rights usually do not vest before the tenant of record vacated the apartment or sadly, passed. You omitted...

I no longer want to sublet my apt.

Dear Manhattan Tenant Technically, your landlord cannot unilaterally revoke the written permission already made to sublease the apartment. If...

I am in landlord tenant court the court made an order that I have to pay the rent for July 5 tomorrow are the Marshall would be

If this "order" is made by the Judge after you had secured an order to show cause and you already were served with a 72 Hour Notice of Eviction and...

Request your City Council member reach out to Parks or Dept. of Transportation, since this condition impact all homeowners as well as ordinary...

Can I break my lease?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: New NY State law shifts the burden over to the landlord to deal with the financial issues stemming from a tenant...

Boyfriend owns house, wants to evict me. What are my rights, legally?

Dear Amityville Tenant: You are entitled to a properly served written tenancy termination notice before the homeowner may initiate a lawsuit in...