I live in a rent stabilized apartment and found out my roommate is making a profit. Do I have a case worth escalating?

Dear Manhattan Tenant You and the other Roommates should engage the professional legal services of an attorney. A roommate is entitled to triple...

I have been living in a illegal apartment for 7 yrs? Now im being evicted am i entitled to back rent

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: So far NYC courts have not recognized a right by a tenant to clawback rent paid during the illegal rental. That doesn't...

I was married in new york in 1987 in a temple but did not obtain a state marriage license are we legally married?

What a question to ask online after 32 years. NY State will still recognize the validity of a marriage solemnized by an authorized officiant if the...

Remainder?

Dear Buffalo Tenant: if you made certain your landlord guaranteed no dogs on the premises; that would be in your lease. If you did not have that...

What do I do if I paid rent within the five day notice but still got served a notice of petition?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant Unless you are able to convince the landlord's attorney that at the time of case commencement that all the rent claimed owed...

You need an emergency order to show cause in the current eviction case to stop the eviction. You do this at the court that entered the judgment....

Would my landlord have to give me rent money back?

Dear LIC Tenant So far NYC courts have not recognized a right by a tenant to clawback rent paid during the illegal rental. That doesn't mean...

Can I kick my baby mother out of my house after 18 years of living free on me and not helping pay anything ?

Dear Brooklyn Parent: Sorry to add to your anxiety; but one parent is not enabled to resort to a commonplace Housing Court eviction lawsuit to...

I have been a super in a rent stabilized building for over 29 years. Ive had a lease since the beginning.

Dear Brooklyn Super: If you are a tenant independent of your employment, the tenancy continues even when you no longer work as the...

If Burger King advertises a vegan burger, but doesn't even carry the item and serves me meat, is that false advertising?

Go yo a BK in Springfield Gardens, Queens and order The Impossible Burger. You'll receive a what are you talking about look. If you believe you...