Whats the max income you're allowed to have to be approved for one shot deal for back rent?

Likely depends upon the number of income earning members of the household and number of children in the household. Preventing eviction of working...

Can a new property owner evict me because he wants the apartment for him self

A landlord is without any simple eviction proceeding against a Rent Controlled tenant for personal use. Usually the legal process prevents a...

Can you get an eviction removed from your record? If yes, how?

Dear CW Housing Court records don't appear on ordinary credit reports. Instead private companies take public information available from housing...

How can I get my ex boyfriend to move out of my apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant You didn't mention you had told him don't come around here any more, take your stuff and hit the road. That is the first...

Dear Kingston Tenant: NY State housing procedure law creates two distinct methods for a landlord to use to demand owed rent. One form is the...

Am I entitled to a portion of my rent back if I move out with 10 days left in the month on a month to month rental?

You are entitled to 11 days of rent the new tenant would pay for the same period you already paid with your security deposit. Ordinarily, a...

Do I have a chance?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant If you are correct and you are a tenant even with your mother departing the apartment the tenancy continues as before until...

If I get a restraining order against my drunk and violent tenant, does he still have the right to live here?

What held you back from calling police when your uncle's tenant attacked your cat? An arrest for animal cruelty may have done the deed....

Driver/pedestrian right of way?

If you were not ticketed, you do not require an attorney to assist you in the failure to yield to the pedestrian in the crosswalk. Isn't it...

Dear Manhattan Tenant So what happened? Case dismissed? If so, that took care of your landlord, but the wrongly brought lawsuit, won't protect...