OK. You received legal advice; but not the recommendation you wanted. Then hire a lawyer to seek an injunction against your neighbor's blockade of...

IIs it illegal to l?

Dear Albany Tenant: You cannot force your mother to move out from the apartment she leased because you want freedom to have your former roommate...

Do I have a lawsuit against the building owner and or my apartment owner who owns through a co-op building ?

If you are a tenant there is a special lawsuit for repairs only in Housing Court known as an HP Proceeding. Ordinarily, a landlord hasn't...

Can a landlord change the locks if I’m not out of the residence before the agreed timeframe or deadline?

You need to explain what you meant by an agreed day to move out. Even had your move out day been set by a judge, no landlord is authorized to...

A tenant at will has been given 35 days notice to move and seems unwilling, when can the landlord start preliminary eviction?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner Why should your tenant move when the move out notice you gave is ineffective? Two points. First, any written...

Can my wife evict me from my in-law's house immediately?

Generally, landlord and tenant courts shy from evictions involving family where there is no tenant and landlord relationship. Eviction courts often...

Is my 3 day demand notice invalid?

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: You won't clear up the discrepancy of the rent demand, the rent bill and the rent you believe you owe without...

Can you sue someone even if you don't know the person's real identity?

B knows the identity of the shipping company he paid; as part of a scam.

Eviction of wife

A husband cannot evict a wife, even when separated. There is no landlord and tenant relationship. You need a divorce court to intervene.

Do you think the homeowner can kick me and my family out of the apartment within one day?

How would you expect anyone to know if your landlord, a lawyer, will break the law and commit the wrongful act of an illegal eviction? If she does...