What difference between giving a tenant a lease and a month to month? What advantage both of them have?

A lease is a tenancy for a predetermined fixed term. A month to month tenancy renews every month. Unless a leased tenant violates a substantial...

Your landlord must start a holdover eviction action in Housing Court against you in order to evict you. You can be evicted even if your apartment...

Am I getting evicted legally?

Is the notice a vacate order issued by a government agency? If not you do not have to voluntarily vacate until after a trial in Housing Court.

Had a landlord tenant situation about 6 years ago. Tenant stopped paying rent and made numerous complaints to hpd. Hpd?

Depending on what the payments are for, you can otfen negotiate a significant reduction. Please be proactive.

How can my mother evict her Grand Nephew from her apartment?

Your mother will need a process server serve a 10 day termination of license notice on her nephew. If he doesn't vacate when the notice expires,...

How do I stop a 30 day notice to vacate?

If a default judhment was entered against your mom, she must go to court immediately. She will need to file an order to show cause to vacate the...

What are my rights when breaking a lease in New York State?

Your landlord must attempt to mitigate its damages. It must try to re rent your apartment at the rent that you were paying or the current market...

How can I evict mother and sister out of the apartment?

If your mother & sister never paid you rent, they are licensees who can be terminated by 10 day notice and then a holdover proceeding. If they ever...

Your landlord is required to take reasonable steps to attempt to rerent your apartment at the rent that you were paying or at the market rate...

Can i get my money owed to me??

You can certainly seek and obtain a monetary judgment for all rental arrears as part of your holdover proceeding.