When can you apply for a one shot deal for arrears?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You are correct to be nervous. You have an apartment the landlord may never have a right to take away from you except by...

Dear White Plains Property Owner: No it is not legal. Why even consider an act that could be considered as an Unlawful eviction [NY State RPAPL...

How do I go about filing a case about our land lord who makes us work for free 12 -14 hours a day for 3 months out of the year?

Dear Swan Lake Tenant: Working for free is slavery. Who does that? How did you allow your landlord to turn you into a slave or indentured...

Do I need to go back to court to receive an extension of a stipulation since I have a one shot deal application pending?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I see you have a stipulation deferring the date for paying rent to the landlord. Is this in settlement of a nonpayment...

Can I keep one month security if tenant broke lease at the end of lease?

Dear Southold Property Owner: There is no known form of eviction proceeding based on the tenant not moving out and not informing when she would...

Is a New Yorker with an emotional support rooster with a legitimate note from their doctor safe from the law/landlord?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: A chicken is OK, but a roster is not (likely due to the NYC Health Code, the NY State Agriculture and Markets Act. If...

Did my landlord send me an illegal Notice to Quit?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Airbnb is generally unlawful within a multiple dwelling. You need to explain your hosting activities with an attorney, if...

Can she sue in small claims court ?

Dear A: Is the home a legal two-family home? Are you the deed owner? Is your son also an Owner ( and his wife)? You could sue but your lawsuit...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Let an attorney look over the current lease. I gather your tenancy is not Rent Stabilized. The new law [RPL section...

Can I adjourn a notice to motion case?

Dear Bronx Tenant: Then without the case ever existing again on the court calendar since the landlord missed the court date and suffered the...