Can secondhand marijuana smoking be grounds for termination of my lease?

Second hand smoke can be quite dangerous. You need an environmental expert to sample the air in your apartment to determine if a health hazard...

Do you need a lease to place a lien?

Apparently yoir parent's landlord obtained a money judgment against your parents. They must either satisfy or vacate the judgment prior to being...

Roachinfest since over 3 years, Can I get my rent money back?

Your landlord should he held financially responsible for your damages. Additionally the roach infestation constitues an affirmative defense and...

Do I have legal grounds to continue withholding rent based on the loss of use and habitability of the bathroom and bedroom?

If your landlord doesn't agree to your rent abatement, he will start a nonpayment eviction proceeding against you in Housing Court. This will put...

You will need to have a process server serve the appropriate notice of termination on your roommate. If he doesn't leave when the notice expires,...

Can my landlord ask me to leave because he wants to renovate the building (that's what he said)?

You are not required to vacate your apartment. The landlord must file a demolition application with the DHCR which will take many years. If you...

You need to have a process server serve a notice of termination of weekly tenancy. Thereafter if they do not voluntarily move, you will have to...

Roommate has not paid rent since December, what is the right process to evict her?

You need to serve a demand notice and then commence a nonpayment proceeding in Housing Court. You [will probably need an attorney to represent you.

Can my landlord evict me if he refuses to get the rent? Rent hasn't been paid for 4 months

If the landlord brought a nonpayment eviction proceeding against you, you can resolve it by appearing in Housing Court and paying the rent. If its...

How do I evict someone who lives in original Tenant's apartment for non payment of rent ? Original tenant encarcerated.

You need to start a nonpayment eviction action in Housing Court. Your process server will have to mail copies of the documents to the tenant in...