Dear Manhattan Tenant You may very well require a lawyer. Generally there is no legal process for one tenant to evict a co-tenant. No...

Dear Syracuse Tenant You could try. I have not run across a Small Claims Court lawsuit with a Warranty of Habitability damages claim. Most...

Sorry for the terrible situation at your home. Your mother is not allowed to do an eviction, a kick out, a lock out, a toss out, by herself....

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You may have filed an HP Proceeding in Housing Court so a Judge could order repairs and restoration to habitability. You...

There is no way to know. Some judges will not hear scheduled motions without real papers filed ahead of time, for example: Motions will not be...

Dear Manhattan Defendant: Generally, the party on the other side of the appeal will file a brief in response to the appellant's main appeal...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: NYSCEF and the Housing Court Clerk have no way of knowing you paid the rent without the landlord's attorney, and you come...

You may consider consulting with a private security firm. At a minimum, their agents should document all the ongoing criminal activity so law...

Then, it is probably time to show the contract and communicate with another attorney, because the people you know who have all the documents, are...

Dear Bellmore Tenant: A two-month security deposit has been illegal in all of New York State since 2019. Renting an illegal dwelling in a house...