What is a landlord's best course of action if a tenant at will refuses to pay rent, in addition to notice to quit?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: What do you mean by a Tenant at Will? Any tenant residing in NY State without an extant lease and without the...

Can a landlord refuse to take a rent payment?

Dear Carmel Tenant Has the landlord accepted the $1000.00 or more every two weeks? How many times? How much old rent do you still owe before...

Why are city inspectors visiting my property and not leaving LS-4's?

Dear Brooklyn Hone Owner A neighbor could call 311 as well as your former tenant. Are you concerned about the inspection? If not, next time you...

I signed a sublease in New York City that prohibits the use of air mattresses in the property. Is this an enforceable clause?

What do you mean by enforceable? If you mean, is the tenant able to act to terminate the sublease if the guest with the air mattress is...

Can a former attorney be used as an expert on a motion for summary judgement?

Your attorneys, not a stranger with no knowledge of the special circumstances, should deal with this. If your current attorney has no problem with...

Can my family take my stuff from my apartment if they are on the lease ?

This is not a Landlord and Tenant matter although use of the word "lease" in the question steered the AVVO algorithm to the wrong subject area. The...

Do you mean is your father and his lawyer prevented by some law in making a nonsense legal claim to shake you down for a quarter million dollars?...

I was shown an apartment that it's no fee apartment by a broker and they are charge me 15% of a year's rent

You'll need to show the lease and rent invoice to an attorney. A landlord cannot charge more money than the rent provided by the lease.

Do I get extra time to get out?

Dear Valley Stream Tenant: Usually a 72 hour eviction notice comes at the end of a lawsuit seeking legal possession, but you made no mention of a...

What’s the legal time to notify of rent increase ?

Dear Manhattan Tenant No. Of course you do not have sufficient time to both reject the landlord's unreasonable terms for a new lease and also...