Can I be evicted from an illegal apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You have an argument the lease is null if the apartment is located within a building with three or less dwellings...

Can my roommate force me to pay rent after I break a sublease agreement?

Dear Manhattan Resident: Since you are renting a room within a leased apartment, and not the entire apartment, the relation with the tenant is...

How to evict my bad tenant as soon as possible?

Dear Deer Park Owner: Without knowing all the facts (other than your statement) your focus should be upon presenting the evidence required to...

Partial payment has been paid Marshall notice on your door what can you do to request more time

This is a landlord and tenant matter? Do you have an eviction notice from the marshal? If so, your first approach is back to Housing Court seeking...

Do I have to hire a lawyer to evict a family member?

Dear Rochester Home Owner: No. New York State law controlling procedure in summary proceedings does not mandate a petitioner proceed by an...

What do I do when my dad forged my deceased uncles signature for his money property and vehicles ?

Your aunt automatically inherited the entirety of your uncle's property and possessions at the time he passed away since there was no will. This is...

Hard to see how you are harmed by your neighbor extending the boundary of your property that was marked by the location of the stone wall. Delaying...

In New York State one person may record a conversation (threatening or not threatening) with another. But there is no right to record for a person...

If I was illegally evicted, in a rent to own situation, do I have a right to get my money back?

Dear Rock Hill Tenant: Your right to recover money invested already in the rent to own relation depends on the terms of the contract you...

Without reading your lease and email agreement based on your statement, you got what you bargained for. You did not secure terms and conditions...