What court the tenant has to go to get stay order if landlord threat the tenant to dispossess him by force?

While I have not seen this done; and I am not your attorney, you could take advantage of the special Housing Court proceeding based on a tenant...

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My tenant upstairs keeps calling my landlord telling him things about me, i leave under her and she wants to get us out the buil

Dear Manhattan Tenant If your lease is current it is unlikely the landlord will go out of its way to hire an attorney and take steps to terminate...

Can i legaly shut my tanants electricity off for not paying rent and my own electricity because i cant afford it ?same house

No. You cannot. That is a criminal act. The local NYC illegal eviction law, is now a statewide statute. Huge fines and criminal prosecution are...

How can a landlord file a petition for "Hold Over " eviction prior to the end of the lease and with no predicate notice?

Dear Bayshore Tenant: A tenant is not required to "guess" the ground for an eviction proceeding. The controlling statute demands...

Dear Nyack Tenant: New York is a huge State with hundreds of local governments and their own codes, rules and regulations. First check the local...

How can I brake my lease in Yonkers, due to unsanitary living conditions?

Dear Yonkers Tenant: Connect with a local tenant rights attorney. A new law places the burden on a landlord to rent an apartment to a new tenant...

No lease illegalapartment landlord threatensto blacklist me for non payment on withholdingfor repairs ?

Dear Jamaica Tenant: The "new" statewide rent law signed earlier this month kills the Blacklist in NY State. But your landlord is free to go...

My Landlord refuses to handle the problem with basement tenant harassing me. I think it’s a illegal basement.

Dear Bronx Tenant: You could hire an attorney to research the "legality" of the basement unit. You could try to do so Online. Go to nyc gov dob....

Can I live in my apartment for last month off my security deposit?

Dear Flushing Tenant Can you? You announced that is what you will do because you cannot pay the rent. Your landlord has impracticable choices....

The proper response is "depends". It depends on the turnover of the keys by the tenant--supposedly that act could be viewed as a "surrender." You...